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DEATH PENALTY LIKELY TO BE ABOLISHED

By Walin & Klarich

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Well, at least in one U.S. State anyway. The New Jersey state legislature has voted to abolish capital punishment in that state. New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has indicated that he will sign the legislation into law. Republican lawmakers had pushed to keep the death penalty on the books for cop killers and terrorists, however, Democratic law makers, who control both houses of the legislature in New Jersey, voted against even these limited exceptions. If the governor signs the bill, the strongest sentence that could be imposed in New Jersey would be life in prison, and all prisoners (8 in total) awaiting execution on New Jersey?s death row would have their death sentences converted to life in prison. Among those currently on death row in New Jersey is one Jesse Timmendequas, who was convicted of the 1994 murder of seven year old Megan Kanka, the girl for whom ?Megan?s Law? ? generally referred to as laws requiring the registration and tracking of sex offenders ? is named...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on February 08, 2008 (boomark / email).