Seeded from ap.google.com by Lucas DiGia on 12/17/07
The state Senate approved legislation Monday that would make New Jersey the first state to abolish the death penalty since 1976, when the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to impose the sentence.
The measure to replace the death sentence with life without parole would spare the life of a sex offender whose crimes sparked Megan’s Law. With the support of the Democrat-controlled Assembly and the Democratic governor, the bill is expected to be signed into law within a month…
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