Assistant Public Defender Corrie-Ann Mainville made headlines this past weekend when she was quoted as saying that the state of Connecticut would have to kill her before she allows it to execute a convicted murderer whom she says is mentally ill.
“I will not live another peaceful day in my life until this verdict is reversed,” Mainville said in an email to the Connecticut Post. “The state will have to kill me before they kill my client. … The state’s vengeance has overcome the standards of decency and humility of civilization.”
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