June 12, 2002

Capital Punishment

Witnesses testified about the implementation of capital punishment and a recent report by an Illinois commission on the state’s moratorium… read more

Witnesses testified about the implementation of capital punishment and a recent report by an Illinois commission on the state’s moratorium on executions. Among the issues they addressed were past convictions of innocent defendants, new technology available to exonerate or convict accused persons, adequate defense counsel in death penalty cases, and lessons learned through Illinois cases and the subsequent moratorium on executions. close

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Matt Bettenhausen Deputy Governor Illinois
Russ Feingold U.S. Senator [D] Wisconsin

Don Hubert Member Illinois Commission on Capital Punishment
John Kinsella Assistant State Attorney Illinois
Larry Marshall Professor Northwestern University School of Law
George Ryan Governor [R] Illinois
Kent Scheidegger Legal Director Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
Scott Turow Member Illinois Commission on Capital Punishment
Druanne White Attorney

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Program ID:: 170505-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jun 12, 2002 | 2:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Jun 17, 2002 | 10:03am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Jun 12, 2002 | 2:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jun 12, 2002 | 11:15pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 13, 2002 | 5:11am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 17, 2002 | 10:03am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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