USA - Pennsylvania. Governor Tom Wolf stands by death penalty moratorium

Governor Tom Wolf stands by death penalty moratorium. The governor say he's hoping a bipartisan commission studying the death penalty in Pennsylvania can provide him with certain answers. Wolf is awaiting recommendations from the legislative task force, which was supposed to finish its work in December 2013. But, the panel has repeatedly extended its timeline. The agency putting together a final report now says it may need until next year. The governor says he's aware his decision has upset some people. "I have a lot of good friends who are prosecutors who disagree with me on this," he says. "But if I'm going to be the person to sign a death warrant, I'm going to want to make sure that we're doing this fairly and that it's the right thing to do." Among the groups seeking to overturn Wolf's decision are the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association and the Philadelphia district attorney's office. The state Supreme Court is deciding whether Wolf was within his right to issue a moratorium on the death penalty.