Friday, December 04, 2009
Lawmakers Urge Beshear To Hold Up Executions
KENTUCKY....
Five state lawmakers, Reps. David Floyd, R-Bardstown; Jim Wayne, D-Louisville; Kelly Flood, D-Lexington; Mary Lou Marzian, D-Louisville; and Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, have sent a letter to Governor Steve Beshear urging him to refrain from endorsing three death warrants recently received from Attorney General Jack Conway while the American Bar Association completes its review of Kentucky’s implementation of the death penalty. The letter further states: “Perhaps the ABA’s results will help us improve our penal system."
Five state lawmakers, Reps. David Floyd, R-Bardstown; Jim Wayne, D-Louisville; Kelly Flood, D-Lexington; Mary Lou Marzian, D-Louisville; and Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, have sent a letter to Governor Steve Beshear urging him to refrain from endorsing three death warrants recently received from Attorney General Jack Conway while the American Bar Association completes its review of Kentucky’s implementation of the death penalty. The letter further states: “Perhaps the ABA’s results will help us improve our penal system."
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