Alabama Appleseed Praises House Committee Vote to End Judicial Override
Advocacy News, Frank Knaack, HB 16, Other IssuesMontgomery, AL – The following statement is by Frank Knaack, executive director of Alabama Appleseed regarding SB 16, which the Alabama House of Representatives Judiciary Committee favorably reported today:
We should all agree that if we…
Support SB 16 - Help Minimize Unreliable and Arbitrary Death Sentences
Advocacy News, HB 16, Other IssuesSB 16 would prohibit a judge from overriding a jury’s recommendation and imposing a death sentence in cases where the jury voted for life without parole in a capital case. Currently a judge is not required to accept a jury’s vote in the…
Support HB 32 - Help Minimize Unreliable and Arbitrary Death Sentences
Advocacy News, Other IssuesHB 32 would (1) prohibit a judge from overriding a jury’s recommendation and imposing a death sentence in cases where the jury voted for life without parole in a capital case and (2) require a verdict of death to be based on a unanimous vote…
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