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02-14-2015, 10:40 AM
Pennsylvania governor imposes moratorium on death penalty calling it 'error prone, expensive and anything but infallible'
By Associated Press and Francesca Chambers For Dailymail.com
Newly elected Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf imposed a moratorium on the death penalty in the state Friday, calling the current system of capital punishment 'error prone, expensive and anything but infallible.'
Wolf said the suspension will remain in effect at least until he receives a report from a legislative commission that has been studying the topic for about four years.
'If we are to continue to administer the death penalty, we just take further steps to ensure that defendants have appropriate counsel at every stage of their prosecution, that the sentence is applied fairly and proportionally, and that we eliminate the risk of executing an innocent,' Wolf said in a memorandum announcing the policy.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/02/13/article-urn:publicid:ap.org:0d8a06a4407d441ebcea8f8aca12c8 93-6WJgHXCUz-HSK1-861_634x422.jpg
Newly minted Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf imposed a moratorium on the death penalty in his state Friday, 13, calling the current system of capital punishment 'error-prone, expensive and anything but infallible'
Continued... (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2952577/Pennsylvania-governor-imposes-moratorium-death-penalty.html)
By Associated Press and Francesca Chambers For Dailymail.com
Newly elected Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf imposed a moratorium on the death penalty in the state Friday, calling the current system of capital punishment 'error prone, expensive and anything but infallible.'
Wolf said the suspension will remain in effect at least until he receives a report from a legislative commission that has been studying the topic for about four years.
'If we are to continue to administer the death penalty, we just take further steps to ensure that defendants have appropriate counsel at every stage of their prosecution, that the sentence is applied fairly and proportionally, and that we eliminate the risk of executing an innocent,' Wolf said in a memorandum announcing the policy.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/02/13/article-urn:publicid:ap.org:0d8a06a4407d441ebcea8f8aca12c8 93-6WJgHXCUz-HSK1-861_634x422.jpg
Newly minted Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf imposed a moratorium on the death penalty in his state Friday, 13, calling the current system of capital punishment 'error-prone, expensive and anything but infallible'
Continued... (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2952577/Pennsylvania-governor-imposes-moratorium-death-penalty.html)