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Illinois State Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association Assembly Votes to Support Abolishment of Death Penalty
July 20th, 2008
The 201-member Assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) today voted in favor of abolition of the death penalty in Illinois. The vote came after presentations by former federal prosecutor Thomas Sullivan, past president of the ISBA Terrence K. Hegarty, and the President of the Illinois State's Attorneys Association, Joseph Birkett, State's Attorney of DuPage County. After quoting from the dissent of retired Illinois Supreme Court Justice Moses Harrison, newly-installed ISBA president Jack C. Carey of Belleville, said, "The application of the death penalty in Illinois has been demonstrated to be flawed beyond any doubt. Our position is...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-07-20)
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