USA - South Dakota. The Senate Judiciary Committee defeated SB 71 to prohibit capital punishment for severe mental illness

08 March 2019 :

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 4-3 to defeat SB 71 that would prohibit capital punishment of any person with severe mental illness.

 
(Source: HoC, 07/02/2019)

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