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State Senate Approves White’s Capital Punishment Bill

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Prohibits execution of persons with mental retardation, as determined by pretrial hearing.

Harrisburg: The state Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Mary Jo White (R-21) that establishes a pretrial procedure to determine if a defendant in a capital penalty trial is a person with mental retardation.

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