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[Jimbone]

IDK, Jim. Since the death penalty ban in Ct wasn't extended retroactively, the Petit murderers remain on death row and may end up getting the needle.

My best guess is that when the appeals are filed, SCOTUS will rule that once a state bans the death penalty those inmates on death row will have their sentences commuted to life. How can a state argue that the lives of people one day aren't as valuable as the next?

In fact, in their amicus brief filed on behalf of a Connecticut death row inmate, the ACLU points out "No state has executed a prisoner after repealing the death penalty. We just think it's so important for the court to know Connecticut would be the first state to, and that's not a stat any state wants to take."

http://www.ctlawtribune.com/PubArticleCT...0328221604

It's legally untested, but it's ridiculously shaky ground for sure. Not to mention the fact that the states run by liberal executives will likely just commute sentences anyway, trying to avoid protracted legal battles.

It's why what Connecticut did was so shameful and scandalous. Their detestable governor waited until after the Petit trial to ram the ban through the legislature and signed it. Dr. Petit was unhappy about it; he knew the ramification of what was done.