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Illinois death penalty fate shifts after Supreme Court ruling
The piece notes Illinois debates ending capital punishment via House Bill 157, stalled last year, while the U S Supreme Court ruled jurors who object to the death penalty cannot be categorically excluded. The decision may allow new trials for death row inmates including Wm C Witherspoon, and potentially affect others like Charles Clark.
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