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Gov. McAuliffe made an irreversible mistake
By Gene Rossi and Edward J. Ungvarsky
William Charles Morva was put to death because our legal system failed him. When Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) denied Morva clemency on July 6, he apparently misunderstood the facts about Morva’s mental illness and squandered an opportunity for compassion.
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Pathologist says Ricky Gray’s autopsy suggests problems with Virginia’s execution procedure
By Frank Green
Lawyers for William C. Morva unsuccessfully sought to...
William Morva executed by injection for murders in Southwest Virginia
By Frank Green
William C. Morva was executed by injection Thursday...
Daughter of one of Morva’s victims seeks clemency for her father’s killer
By Frank Green
The daughter of one of two men slain by William C. Mo...
Abolish the Death Penalty
By Michael Stone I strongly dispute the argument made by Cal Thomas in his ...
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Op-Ed: Virginia’s dark legacy of secrecy about executions
By Dale Brumfield The newly enhanced secrecy behind Virginia’s capital pu...
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