New Mexico Independent » BREAKING NEWS: Richardson abolishes N.M. death penalty
Tonight, Gov. Bill Richardson signed his name to a law that abolishes the death penalty in New Mexico, saying, “This has been the most difficult decision of my political career.”Technorati Tags: death penalty, new mexico, capital punishment, bill richardson
With his signature, Richardson made the Land of Enchantment the 15th U.S. state to ban capital punishment and pushed it into the worldwide community of states and nations that have abolished the death penalty, including many countries in the European Union.
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