Conn. House to vote on death penalty repeal bill – advocates push for passage
A bill that would abolish Connecticut’s death penalty for all future cases is facing its second vote in the General Assembly.
Members of the state’s House of Representatives are scheduled to take up the legislation in the Wednesday afternoon session.
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Richmond Times-Disp – McDonnell signs bill giving $1 million to Haynesworth
Credit: Haynesworth
Published: April 06, 2012
Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed legislation providing more than $1 million in compensation for Thomas E. Haynesworth, who served 27 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted in connection with rapes in the 1980s.
Senate Bill 41 provides $1,075,178 to Haynesworth, who was released from prison in March 2011 after DNA evidence exonerated him in a series of attacks in Richmond and Henrico County. He has since been declared innocent by the Virginia Court of Appeals.
Reached Thursday, Haynesworth said that he was content with the outcome.
“It’s not what it could have been, but it’s all right, I’m content with it,” he said.
CNN – Connecticut may be latest state to repeal death penalty
- The bill enjoys majority support in each chamber of the state legislature
- Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, has vowed to sign the measure into law
- If passed, Connecticut would be 5th state in 5 years to abolish capital punishment
(CNN) — The Connecticut Senate on Thursday voted to repeal the death penalty, setting the stage for Connecticut to join several states that have recently abolished capital punishment.
In the last five years, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Illinois have repealed the death penalty. California voters will decide the issue in November.
The bill now goes to the House of Representatives, where it is also expected to pass. Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, has vowed to sign the measure into law should it reach his desk, his office said.