Some issues, such as abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment, evoke hard line and devout positions. People are divided in their views on these topics and their beliefs are often firmly entrenched. It is with this mind that we applaud the Supreme Court’s decision-making in its recent death-penalty decisions.
In August 2015, in State v. Santiago, the Connecticut Supreme Court declared that the death penalty violates the Connecticut state constitution. The decision was 4-3, with Justices Richard Palmer, Flemming Norcott, Dennis Eveleigh and Andrew McDonald in the majority, and Chief Justice Chase Rogers and Justices Peter Zarella and Carmen Espinosa in the dissent. In October 2015, the court denied a motion for reconsideration and the declaration of unconstitutionality stood.
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