Live Breaking News & Updates on Commonwealth Adress|Page 1

Commonwealth’s Attorneys show support for bill removing death penalty in Virginia
The lethal injection chamber in Greensville Correctional Center, Virginia (FILE)
By John Hood | January 14, 2021 at 8:51 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 9:21 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WHSV) — On Wednesday, a bill was introduced in the Virginia General Assembly to abolish the death penalty in the Commonwealth.
On Thursday morning, several Commonwealth’s Attorneys who said they represent 40 percent of the state met to show their support.
The bill calls for the state to remove the penalty of death for Class 1 felonies and changing the sentence to life in prison.
Three former Attorneys General and eleven Commonwealth’s Attorneys, as well as other former prosecutors, recently signed a letter to the General Assembly expressing their support for the abolition of the death penalty in the Commonwealth. ....

United States , Ralph Northam , James Hingeley , Department Of Corrections , Virginia General Assembly , Attorneys General , General Assembly , Albermarle County , Commonwealth Adress , Abolish Death Penalty , Death Penalty , Electric Chair , Lethal Injection , Commonwealths Attorney , Commonwealths Attorneys , Jim Hingeley , Albemarle County , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , ரால்ப் நார்தாம் , துறை ஆஃப் திருத்தங்கள் , வர்ஜீனியா ஜநரல் சட்டசபை , வழக்கறிஞர் ஜநரல் , ஜநரல் சட்டசபை , நீக்கு இறப்பு தண்டம் , இறப்பு தண்டம் , மின்சார நாற்காலி ,