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Moratorium Proposal in Georgia

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"Lawmaker calls for death penalty halt," is the AP report via WTVM.A Georgia Democrat is pushing a 2-year moratorium on death penalties to give lawmakers a chance to improve due process. State Sen. Vincent Fort's proposal comes amid concerns about the case of Troy Davis, a condemned murderer who is asking a federal panel to exonerate him on grounds that he's a victim of mistaken identity. The Atlanta Democrat's plan faces a tough challenge in the Republican-controlled Legislature, where lawmakers have proposed changes that would make Georgia 1 of 6 states that allow the death penalty without a unanimous jury decision. The Georgia bill would allow a judge to impose a death sentence if at least 10 jurors vote for capital punishment...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 18, 2009 (boomark / email).