UTAH (USA). GOVERNOR EXPANDS DEATH PENALTY IN CHILD SLAYING CASES
Utah’s Governor Jon Huntsman signed laws that expand the death penalty in cases
Utah’s Governor Jon Huntsman signed laws that expand the death penalty in cases involving children.
House Bill 228 adds the intentional murder of a child under the age of 14 to the list of offenses that can bring a death sentence. Under House Bill 93, prosecutors won't have to prove that a killing was intentional to seek the death penalty if a child died during an act of abuse, sexual assault or kidnapping. The bills were among 27 signed into law by Huntsman.
House Bill 228 adds the intentional murder of a child under the age of 14 to the list of offenses that can bring a death sentence. Under House Bill 93, prosecutors won't have to prove that a killing was intentional to seek the death penalty if a child died during an act of abuse, sexual assault or kidnapping. The bills were among 27 signed into law by Huntsman.
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- (Sources: Associated Press, 19/03/2007)