Post by thinkinkmesa on Apr 23, 2012 11:18:38 GMT -5
Death-penalty ruling still resonates 10 years later
It has been nearly 10 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an Arizona case, prompting then-Gov. Mike Johanns to call Nebraska lawmakers into a special session to change how the state sentences people in capital cases.
But the verdict is still out on the overall effect of the case known as Ring v. Arizona.
"I think Ring has had a significant effect on the death penalty, but the impact has not been as broad as some predicted," said Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center.
Read more: journalstar.com/special-section/epilogue/death-penalty-ruling-still-resonates-years-later/article_99eb0722-7f0d-55f6-b22c-9bb316946ecc.html#ixzz1ssgiaJu9
It has been nearly 10 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an Arizona case, prompting then-Gov. Mike Johanns to call Nebraska lawmakers into a special session to change how the state sentences people in capital cases.
But the verdict is still out on the overall effect of the case known as Ring v. Arizona.
"I think Ring has had a significant effect on the death penalty, but the impact has not been as broad as some predicted," said Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center.
Read more: journalstar.com/special-section/epilogue/death-penalty-ruling-still-resonates-years-later/article_99eb0722-7f0d-55f6-b22c-9bb316946ecc.html#ixzz1ssgiaJu9