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Three of the surviving jurors contacted the governor, asking for clemency, as did Battle’s daughter.
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One More Reason the Death Penalty Needs to Go – Bob Mueller
A recent felony murder case in Alabama shows one more reason the death penalty needs to go—and why the justice system needs a closer look.

"I read a story about how the attorney general in my former home state disagreed with the governor’s ongoing reprieves for condemned inmates, calling it “a mockery of the justice system and of the dead.”" https://bit.ly/4mpsdza

Arbitrary Justice: Who Lives and Who Dies Under the Death Penalty – Bob Mueller
The death penalty claims to deliver justice but its reality is shaped by arbitrariness, unequal standards, & whose lives society values most.

Love seeing a former supporter of the #deathpenalty come around in their thinking & call for an end to capital punishment. He's right when he says it's not a deterrent. I hope he'll commute current death sentences to life before he leaves office.

Gov. Mike DeWine calls on lawmakers to end Ohio death penalty
Gov. Mike DeWine supported Ohio's death penalty as a legislator and attorney general. Now he wants the practice to end.

DeBruce, the actual killer, was eventually resentenced to life without parole.
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Missouri is in the heart of the Bible Belt, and Christians love to kill the bad guy.
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"There’s also been a recent surge in social media posts about how states are adding the death penalty for certain crimes, and far too many people are far too excited about the idea." #DeathPenalty

At any rate, my point to this is that despite the mostly evangelical insistence when the Black Lives Matter movement sprang up that “All Lives Matter,” the use of the death penalty puts the lie to that statement.
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Four of them pleaded guilty to felony murder and robbery.
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One More Reason the Death Penalty Needs to Go – Bob Mueller
A recent felony murder case in Alabama shows one more reason the death penalty needs to go—and why the justice system needs a closer look.

But two of the criteria are completely subjective...
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"Since then, though, I’ve contacted three other media outlets asking for them to change how they cover child sexual abuse material offenses." #DeathPenalty

How could someone be convicted of murder if DNA evidence on the murder weapon had always indicated another person had fired the weapon? #Texas #DeathPenalty

Texas inmate seeks to stop looming execution after codefendant confesses to double murders
In his appeal, James Broadnax, who also wants a new trial, included a signed confession by his cousin saying he committed the 2008 Garland murders.

"Since then, though, I’ve contacted three other media outlets asking for them to change how they cover child sexual abuse material offenses." #DeathPenalty