The Delaware House of Representatives voted 24-16 Tuesday to advance legislation to reinstate the death penalty after the state Supreme Court struck down the current capital punishment law as unconstitutional.

HB 125, dubbed the Extreme Crimes Protection Act, aims to remedy the statute by requiring that a unanimous jury find, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the aggravating circumstances of a crime weigh in favor of death.

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