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New Hampshire Governor Vows Veto of Death Penalty Repeal

Gov. Chris Sununu
Governor Chris Sununu says he will veto a death penalty repeal bill if it reaches his desk.

The Republican released a statement on Wednesday saying that a top priority for his administration has been strengthening laws for crime victims and their families, and that “the most heinous crimes warrant the death penalty.”

A bipartisan group of lawmakers are backing a measure, SB 593, which would do away with capital punishment in New Hampshire. 

The bill has 13 co-sponsors in the Senate, enough votes to pass the chamber where similar bills have stalled in recent years.

Michael Addison, who was convicted in 2008 for the murder of Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs, is the only person currently on death row. 

SB 593 would not impact his case.

Read Sununu's full statement:

“I stand with crime victims, members of the law enforcement community, and advocates for justice in opposing a repeal of the death penalty. A top priority of my administration has been to strengthen laws for crime victims and their families. Repealing the death penalty sends us in exactly the wrong direction, and I will veto the bill if it reaches my desk. There is no doubt that the most heinous crimes warrant the death penalty.”

Source: New Hampshire Public Radio, February 28, 2018


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