Delaware Senate passes bill to abolish death penalty

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Delaware Senate passes bill to abolish death penal


Delaware Senate passes bill to abolish death penalty

By RANDALL CHASE, Associated Press | April 2, 2015 | Updated: April 2, 2015 2:48pm

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Senate has passed a bill to abolish the state's death penalty.

The legislation, approved by an 11-9 vote Thursday, mirrors a bill that passed the Senate in 2013 by only one vote before dying in a House committee.

The bill now goes to the House. Democratic Gov. Jack Markell has not said where he stands.

The legislation removes execution as a possible punishment for first-degree murder, leaving life in prison without the possibility of parole as the only sentence.















Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Delaware-Senate-passes-bill-to-abolish-death-6175483.php

[Dont call me Shirley]

1. I hope it passes and is signed.

[treestar]

2. Really good news!

Even if one is for the death penalty, this state is too small to have a good body of law on when it should apply. Not enough cases.

[Zorra]

3. Wow! Some good news! nt

[appalachiablue]

4. Good for Delaware! Thanks for the post.

[seveneyes]

5. Good idea. Life in prison isolation is much scarier than an easy exit

Violent criminals that harm innocents may think twice before getting themselves locked up for a lifetime.

[Jefferson23]

6. K&R

[marble falls]

7. I live in Texas. And this is good news.

[joshdawg]

8. This kind of bill would have less of a snowball's chance in hell

of being passed here in my state of Texas.

Too bad we don't have a Liberal majority in the state's government.