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The Wheelhouse: Wading Through the Judicial System

Connecticut Public Radio | By Tucker Ives
Published August 19, 2015 at 9:00 AM EDT
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The Connecticut Supreme Court completely repealed the state's death penalty last week.

Last week, the state Supreme Court issued its ruling on capital punishment and completely repealed it - including for those already on death row. This hour on our weekly news roundtable, The Wheelhouse we talk about the decision and answer your questions about how the state’s judicial system works with guests who will hopefully have answers.

GUESTS:

  • Colin McEnroe - Host of The Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR
  • Dan Klau - Counsel at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter and blogs at AppealinglyBrief.com
  • David McGuire - Legislative and Policy Director for ACLU-CT

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John Dankosky and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
Tucker Ives
Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.
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