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March 29, 2005

Statement from Governor Owens

Sean Duffy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications to Colorado Governor Bill Owen passes along the following statement from the Governor:

OWENS STATEMENT REGARDING SUPREME COURT DECISION ON HARLAN DEATH PENALTY

Owens: Ruling "demeaning, subjective"

(DENVER) - Gov. Bill Owens today issued the following statement on the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to not impose the death penalty on convicted killer Robert Harlan:

"Today's decision is demeaning to people of faith and prevents justice from being served. The death penalty in a heinous crime has been overturned by a highly subjective ruling that truly splits hairs. Even the justices who voted to overturn the penalty agreed that moral values and religious beliefs are important and can be part of the debate among jurors.

"For example, a juror could recite biblical passages from memory. But because of a subjective interpretation that reading the same passage is somehow prejudicial, a convicted killer has avoided the appropriate sentence. I'm disappointed to see that the Court would supersede the will of the jury and the people of Colorado regarding the death penalty on such a technicality."

I believe that a majority of us at SCO are against the death penalty, or at least lean that way, but the issue here is not about the death penalty, but the rationale of the courts in reaching this decision. I recommend Jim's post on this subject below.

Posted by Rick at March 29, 2005 03:48 PM

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Posted by: Anne Potter at February 22, 2006 12:21 PM