Posted on 07/20/2006 8:57:14 PM PDT by SmithL
Yes. And here in Mass. we have Gary Lee Sampson, who faces
the _federal_ death penalty for killing 2 Mass. men and one
NH man. I believe Sampson is in Terre Haute, IN (just looked up an old Globe article)
>>Most murder cases are tried in state courts, but US Attorney Michael J. Sullivan charged Sampson under the federal Death Penalty Act, which expands the authority of federal prosecutors to pursue capital punishment for carjackings that result in murder, among other offenses.
Death penalty opponents, as well as critics of the Death Penalty Act, said the US Justice Department is nationalizing capital punishment by applying the law in states such as Massachusetts that have no death penalty.--Globe 12/25/03
Oh wow! Reddy Kilowatt, the mascot of the old Washington Water Power! Haven't seen ol' Reddy in ages! Brings back pleasant childhood memories.
No, it's not. Although it sounds like you would make a good Muslim. Ever looked into it?
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