| US Won't Seek Death Penalty in 7 Cases, Signaling a Shift Under Biden |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=60233"><span class="small">Benjamin Weiser and Hailey Fuchs, The New York Times</span></a> |
| Thursday, 22 July 2021 12:50 |
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Excerpt: "But now, under a new presidential administration, the Justice Department has moved to withdraw the capital punishment requests in each of the seven cases. The decisions were revealed in court filings without fanfare in recent months."
US Won't Seek Death Penalty in 7 Cases, Signaling a Shift Under Biden22 July 21
Those cases and four others prosecuted in federal courts around the country all had a common theme — they were among cases in which the Justice Department under President Donald J. Trump directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty if they won convictions. But now, under a new presidential administration, the Justice Department has moved to withdraw the capital punishment requests in each of the seven cases. The decisions were revealed in court filings without fanfare in recent months. |
ne man was charged in Orlando, Fla., with kidnapping and fatally shooting his estranged wife. Another man was indicted in Syracuse, N.Y., in the armed robbery of a restaurant and the murders of two employees. And a third man was charged in Anchorage with fatally shooting two people during a home invasion.