Rich. Times Dispatch Editorial - Death Penalty: Changing Times?

By Staff Reports

After the execution of John Allen Muhammad, The Times-Dispatch's Frank Green reported that "little noticed amid the recent activity in the state's death chamber is that there has not been a death verdict from a jury in the state since March 2008."

The news follows a trend that has seen fewer death sentences during the past several years. Experts attribute the news to various factors, of which the certainty of life without parole may be pre-eminent.

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