NY Death Sentence Overturned
The first man sentenced to death under New York State's death penalty law has won a reversal. The 1995 law under which he was convicted was declared unconstitutional.
"The Court of Appeals ruled 6-1 that the law at the time of Darrel Harris' trial violated his constitutional right to a trial by jury by offering him an incentive avoiding death if he pleaded guilty and accepted the sentence of life without."
| < Judge May Reconsider Moussaoui Competency | Why we need the Innocence Protection Act > |