House Bill 155

149th General Assembly (2017 - 2018)

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House Judiciary 5/2/17
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5/2/17
Lynn
Sen. Henry
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
This Act removes the Department of Correction’s authority to execute orders as to sentences of capital punishment and prohibits the Department from using lethal doses of drugs on those in its care. This Act also removes hanging as a method of execution in Delaware.
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