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Death penalty bills would codify Supreme Court’s 2016 ban

Katie KazimirGovernment, Headlines

Two bills moving through the General Assembly officially will ban the death penalty in Delaware. Both are sponsored by Sen. Sean Lynn, D-Dover. The state Supreme Court in 2016 ruled that Delaware’s death penalty was unconstitutional and effectively banned it but state laws are still on the books. House Bill 70 would eliminate the death penalty. Instead, it would establish …

DelawareLive Oct 22

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – October 22, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Review Includes: Family-friendly Halloween fun (and adults-only, too) Delaware Bio’s Women in STEM conference draws 250 people Smyrna detective arrested on child sex exploitation charges Wilkerson to serve life in prison for murder of Delmar cop Dover edges Smyrna for first time in 5 years Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey