Death penalty abolition bill [New Jersey Legislature]

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Death penalty abolition bill [New Jersey Legislature]

December 17, 2007 10:25:00 am

An Act to Eliminate the Death Penalty, December 17, 2007 [abolishing the use of death penalty in the State of New Jersey]. Read the full text of the bill [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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