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Feds v. States: Who Decides Death Penalty Fight

By Bruce Reilly on June 14, 2012

Can the Feds order a state to execute a man? This is the question that the Supreme Court may ultimately answer regarding Jason Pleau, arrested last year for killing a man during a robbery. What appeared to be a routine case in Rhode Island, a state of one million people that averages about 30 murders [...]

Posted in Civil Rights / Liberties, Criminal Justice, Featured | Tagged Death Penalty, Eric Holder, Federal Court, jason pleau, Lincoln Chafee, Peter Kilmartin, Peter Neronha, Supreme Court | 10 Responses

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