Death Penalty Should Be Halted
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers today issued a statement on yesterday's federal court decision in Vermont ruling the federal death penalty unconstitutional.
NACDL President Larry Goldman called upon President Bush and Attorney General Ashcroft to implement a national moratorium on the death penalty. In addition to the number of innocents on death row and issues surrounding the mentally ill and juvenile offenders, he said "We should also consider the international climate...As the only NATO member continuing to employ the death penalty, we are jeopardizing the cooperation we seek in the war on terror."
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