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Federal Appeals Court weighs Illinois death penalty statute
In Chicago the Illinois death penalty statute faces a federal appeal as the 7th Circuit weighs whether Baker’s ruling invalidating the law due to prosecutorial discretion stands. The decision could wipe clean all death row sentences if upheld, while opponents argue the statute lacks guidelines and violates the Eighth Amendment.
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Federal Appeals Court
Chicago
U.S. 7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Jack Donatelli
Ernie Slottag
Attorney General’s Office
Timothy Gabrielson
State Appellate Defender’s Office
U.S. District Court
Harold Baker
Danville
Illinois
Baker
State Attorney General’s Office
Charles Schiedel
Schiedel
U.S
Donatelli
Slottag
Gabrielson