Death Penalty Revisions Underway
The Idaho Supreme Court today threw out a death sentence citing the recent Supreme Court ruling that juries must make the factual findings necessary to support it. Idaho juries have never had a say in determining the death penalty.
Also, in California Tuesday, a Senate committee approved a bill that would allow inmates to prove they are retarded to avoid the death penalty.
The Tuscon Citizen has some harsh words for Arizona's hastily passed quick-fix bill and calls for a moratorium on the death penalty until it can be figured out correctly.
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