On Thursday, the Washington Supreme Court struck down that state’s death penalty due to racial bias and arbitrary application. Washington became the 20th state to abandon the death penalty. Ohio lawmakers would be wise to follow suit. Read the full article here.
Washington State Abolishes Death Penalty
Washington has become the 20th US state to ban the death penalty, after its Supreme Court ruled the punishment was applied in an “arbitrary and racially biased manner.” Read the full story here.
Bernard Smith
Bernard A. Smith is a retired federal prosecutor. During his 31-year tenure with the U.S. Department of Justice in Cleveland, he prosecuted and supervised public corruption, organized crime, labor racketeering and appellate cases. Before joining DOJ, he served as a law clerk to a Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth […]