| Rich Times Disp. - Senate panel defeats death penalty expansion |
BOB BROWN/TIMES-DISPATCH Virginia Rovnyak of Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty was among those at the Senate Courts of Justice Committee meeting today.
By Jim Nolan
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee this morning voted down a bill that sought to expand eligibility for the death penalty.
On a vote of 9-6, senators defeated Senate Bill 7, which would have
repealed the so-called “triggerman” provision in which only the actual
killer is eligible for the death penalty in a capital murder.
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