Olympia, Wash., Oct 12, 2018 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The use of the death penalty is arbitrary, racially biased and unconstitutional, the Washington state Supreme Court has said in a unanimous decision.. Credit: CNA - Published Also reported by •NPR •FOXNews.com
Washington State became the 20th US state to end capital punishment via legislation or a court order after its supreme court declared that racial biases impact who is sentenced to the death penalty. Credit: Christian Science Monitor - Published Also reported by •Deseret News •USATODAY.com
Reuters reports Washington has become the 20th U.S. state to abolish capital punishment. The state's Supreme Court struck down the death penalty on Thursday, saying in a unanimous decision that..
Washington state's death penalty was unanimously struck down by its supreme court on Thursday as arbitrary and racially biased, making it the 20th state to do away with capital punishment. Credit: Newsmax - Published
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Thursday's ruling by the Washington state Supreme Court, combined growing bipartisan support to end capital punishment, mark a major shift for a state that has had some type of death penalty going back.. Credit: Seattle Times - Published
Gov. Jay Inslee welcomed a decision by the Washington state Supreme Court ending the death penalty. Washington becomes the 20th state to end capital punishment. (Oct. 11)
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Washington became the 20th U.S. state to abolish capital punishment when its Supreme Court struck down the death penalty on Thursday, saying in a unanimous decision that its application was arbitrary.. Credit: Reuters - Published
The justices commuted the sentences of all 8 men on death row, saying capital punishment had been ‘imposed in an arbitrary and racially biased manner.’ Credit: NYTimes.com - Published Also reported by •SeattlePI.com
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