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Nebraska becomes 19th US state to halt death penalty

Published: 28 May 2015 - 09:56 am | Last Updated: 13 Jan 2022 - 03:17 pm


Washington--Nebraska lawmakers voted to overturn their governor's veto and abolish the death penalty Wednesday, becoming the nineteenth US state to do so.

The bill was carried by 30 votes to 19, a large enough majority to override the objections of Nebraska's Republican governor, Peter Ricketts, and pass into law.

AFP