63 % of Connecticut residents support the death penalty...

63 % of Connecticut residents support the death penalty, but when asked whether convicted murderers should receive the death penalty or life in prison with no chance of parole, 47 % said the death penalty and 44 % said life in prison, a Quinnipiac University poll has found.
The poll found that 63 % of the more than 1,000 registered voters surveyed supported the death penalty for convicted murderers, while 27 % were opposed.
The last poll, in January 2005, found that 59 % were in favor of executing convicted murderers. In 2003 and 2001, 60 % favored the death penalty.
Only 1 in 3 state residents supports a so-called "three strikes" law that would send people to prison for life for a 3rd violent crime conviction.
Quinnipiac's poll, taken from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 % points.