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- NOVEMBER 21, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Gerald Neal wants a 2-year moratorium on executions...
Sen. Gerald Neal wants a 2-year moratorium on executions while Kentucky studies whether capital punishment is fairly administered. The moratorium will be considered by the 2002 General Assembly
- OCTOBER 31, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Kentucky Governor Paul Patton recently announced that...
Kentucky Governor Paul Patton recently announced that he would support a bill to abolish the death penalty for those who commit crimes as 16- or 17-year olds
- OCTOBER 25, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-to-2 to reverse...
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-to-2 to reverse the death sentence Clawvern Jacobs faced for the slaying of Judy Ann Howard in 1986
- APRIL 27, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Jefferson Circuit Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson sentenced...
Jefferson Circuit Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson sentenced to death Roger L
- APRIL 26, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of...
The Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Gerald Young, though his murder conviction was upheld
- APRIL 5, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge indefinitely postponed the execution...
A federal judge indefinitely postponed the execution of Ralph Baze, who was scheduled to die Tuesday for the slayings of the Powell County sheriff and a deputy in a 1992 ambush
- MARCH 23, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
A bill (SB38) sponsored by Sen
A bill (SB38) sponsored by Sen
- FEBRUARY 7, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Yonts introduced legislation providing for competent...
Sen. Yonts introduced legislation providing for competent counsel in death penalty cases (HB 142). (text: http://www
- FEBRUARY 6, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
A bill (SB 79) was introduced to prohibit the disposal...
A bill (SB 79) was introduced to prohibit the disposal of DNA evidence prior to or following the trial of a living criminal defendant unless ordered by the court
- JANUARY 5, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Tom Burch, D-Lousiville, sponsored a bill (HB122)...
Rep. Tom Burch, D-Lousiville, sponsored a bill (HB122) to abolish executions. The bill would require people who would have received the death penalty to be sentenced to life in prison without parole
- JANUARY 4, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
It was filed a bill for a ban on the execution of juveniles...
It was filed a bill for a ban on the execution of juveniles (HB 109)
- JANUARY 3, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
It was presented a bill to make the prohibition of...
It was presented a bill to make the prohibition of executing those with mental retardation retroactive and to permit raising the claim of mental retardation even if not raised before (HB 70)