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- JANUARY 31, 2002New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Representative Gail Beam introduced a bill that would...
Representative Gail Beam introduced a bill that would repeal the New Mexico's capital-punishment law
- JANUARY 1, 2002New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Terry Clark, who raped and murdered 9-year-old Dena...
Terry Clark, who raped and murdered 9-year-old Dena Lynn on July 17, 1986, a year after he was convicted of raping another little girl, died by chemical injection - the first person executed in New Mexico in nearly 42 years
- OCTOBER 28, 2001New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson recently sent a letter...
New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson recently sent a letter to the hundreds of people who wrote to him about the upcoming execution of Terry Clark, whose execution was decided for November 6
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Senate defeated a bill to repeal the death penalty...
The Senate defeated a bill to repeal the death penalty in New Mexico despite last-minute political maneuvering by Democrats
- JANUARY 1, 2001New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2000New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- APRIL 1, 1999New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted in April for "The Santa Fe New Mexican"...
A poll conducted in April for "The Santa Fe New Mexican" and K-O-A-T T-V found that 62% of respondents statewide favor capital punishment
- FEBRUARY 24, 1999New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
A bill to abolish the death penalty passed 6-5 the...
A bill to abolish the death penalty passed 6-5 the House Judiciary Committee on February 24
- JANUARY 1, 1999New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico has had no executions since its death penalty...
New Mexico has had no executions since its death penalty was reinstated in 1979
- JANUARY 1, 1999New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders