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Colo. Senate votes against repealing death penalty

Source: Rocky Mount Telegram

Denver : CO : USA | 6 months ago

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The Colorado Senate on Wednesday rejected a proposal to abolish the death penalty and fund cold case investigations with the savings from ending capital punishment prosecutions. Four Democrats sided with Republicans, voting 18-17 to narrowly defeat the bill on the last day of the current state Legislature's...

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