New Jersey
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- AUGUST 13, 2001New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
A report recently released by the New Jersey Supreme...
A report recently released by the New Jersey Supreme Court found that the state's death penalty is more likely to be sought against defendants who kill white victims in white, suburban neighborhoods
- MARCH 6, 2001New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
A bill to permit DNA testing of old evidence in order...
A bill to permit DNA testing of old evidence in order to establish innocence was introduced (AB 2178)
- FEBRUARY 1, 2001New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed for the 2nd time...
The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed for the 2nd time the death sentence imposed on the man who raped and strangled Megan Kanka
- JANUARY 24, 2001New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
Assemblyman Alfred E
Assemblyman Alfred E
- JANUARY 11, 2001New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
It was introduced (AB 1817) a bill to abolish the death...
It was introduced (AB 1817) a bill to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2001New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2000New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
New Jersey came close to having its first execution...
New Jersey came close to having its first execution in 1999 since its death penalty was reinstated in 1982
- JANUARY 1, 1999New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
A bill to abolish the death penalty was defeated in...
A bill to abolish the death penalty was defeated in June, as was a bill to reduce the number of peremptory challenges (removing prospective jurors without providing a reason) in criminal cases
- JANUARY 1, 1999New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
A Star-Ledger/Eagleton poll released in October found...
A Star-Ledger/Eagleton poll released in October found that 63% of New Jersey residents favor the death penalty for persons convicted of murder