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| Death
Penalty: |
YES |
| Prohibit
Execution of the Mentally Retarded: |
NO. However, this state must draft legislation with clear and unambiguous language prohibiting executions of persons with an IQ of less than 70 in order to reflect the recent United States Supreme Court decision Atkins v. Virginia, which held that such executions are unconstitutional. |
| Life
Without Parole: |
YES |
| Minimum
Age to Eligible for the Death Penalty: |
17 |
| Race
of Defendants: |
n/a |
| Racial
Make-up of State Population: |
95% white, 2% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian |
| Innocents
Exonerated: |
NO |
| Columbia
University Study Rate of Error in Capital Cases: |
Not included in study |
| Murder
Rate: |
1.5 per 100,000 (ranked 49th out of 51) |
| Governor: |
Craig Benson, (Republican),
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| Presidential
Vote: |
48% Bush, 47% Gore, 4% Nader |
| Public
Opinion on the Death Penalty: |
To follow. |
| Organizations
Endorsing a Moratorium: |
Call to Action New England/New Hampshire (Bedford)
Daughters of the Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Littleton)
Keene Friends Worship Group (Keene)
Religious Society of Friends, North Sandwich Monthly Meeting (North Sandwich)
Sisters of Mercy, Region II (Windham)
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| Organizations
Working FOR a Moratorium: |
ACLU of New Hampshire
18 Low Avenue
Concord, NH 03301
Claire Ebel-contact
603-225-3080--(day)
603-226-0203--(fax)
Amnesty International State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator
Linda Harrington-contact
603-621-1874-(phone)
603-621-1874-(phone)
[email protected] |
| Clemency: |
The Governor has sole authority to grant clemency, but the Governor must consult the Governor's Council for non-binding advice. |
| Who
Decides Sentence: |
Jury |
| Method
of Execution: |
Lethal Injection; hanging is authorized if lethal injection can ever not be given. |
