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Ohio deaths penalty ruled unconstitutional sparks new law drive
Ohio lawmakers race to draft a revised capital punishment statute after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the prior law. A House Judiciary subcommittee, led by Rep. Paul Leonard, opened hearings as Rep. Terry Tranter filed a bill to let juries impose life sentences, while questions swirl over the fate of 99 death row inmates and how a new law will apply with a January legislative session looming.
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Eme
Ohio
House
Paul R Leonard
Dayton
Terry M. Tranter
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Tranter
Leonard
Richard Walinsky
William J. Brown
House Subcommittee
Walinsky
Franklin County Common Pleas
William Gillie
John Wilkerson
Columbus
Gillie
American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio
U.S. Supreme Court
Franklin County