the House voted 185-173 in favor of a committee recommendation...
the House voted 185-173 in favor of a committee recommendation...
the House voted 185-173 in favor of a committee recommendation to kill House Bill 607, introduced by Rep. Jim Splaine, D-Portsmouth, which would have replaced the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility for parole.
Governor John Lynch, a Democrat, vowed to veto the measure if it passed.
There is no one on New Hampshire's death row, and no one has been executed there since 1939.
According to the statute, a jury must make two unanimous votes to send someone to death row: one to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and a 2nd to find at least 2 aggravating circumstances.
The Legislature voted to repeal the statute in 2000, but the move was nullified by Governor Jeanne Shaheen's veto. Since then, repeal efforts have been defeated twice.
Governor John Lynch, a Democrat, vowed to veto the measure if it passed.
There is no one on New Hampshire's death row, and no one has been executed there since 1939.
According to the statute, a jury must make two unanimous votes to send someone to death row: one to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and a 2nd to find at least 2 aggravating circumstances.
The Legislature voted to repeal the statute in 2000, but the move was nullified by Governor Jeanne Shaheen's veto. Since then, repeal efforts have been defeated twice.
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- (Sources: Associated Press, The Union Leader, 27/03/2007)