Bill to expand death penalty dies in committee

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 13, 2012

A Republican-backed bill to expand the death penalty in Virginia died in a Senate committee Wednesday when a GOP senator abstained, citing a potential conflict of interests. The bill died on a 7-7 party-line vote in the Courts of Justice Committee, with Sen. Bill Stanley of Franklin County not voting. Stanley said he could not vote ...

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