New York Truck Attacker May Face Death Penalty Despite Biden Pledge
New York truck attacker may face death penalty despite Biden pledge
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New York truck attacker may face death penalty despite Biden pledge
President Joe Biden promised to abolish capital punishment for federal crimes, but the US government is due to argue, beginning Monday, that an Uzbek man should get the death penalty for killing eight…
“Saipov's trial and the DOJ's decision to seek death represents a broken promise by the Biden administration.” Miriam Krinsky, a former federal prosecutor…
Although Biden campaigned against capital punishment, Sayfullo Saipov was recently convicted in the first federal death penalty trial during his administration.
The study found that about 39% of black people were removed for opposing the death penalty versus nearly 16% of white individuals removed for the same reason.