Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134765037
Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 19BS
From 1977 to 2000, 12 convicts were executed in Illinois. During that same period, 13 death row inmates were exonerated based on DNA evidence. In 2000, the governor of Illinois declared a moratorium on all executions in his state because the death penalty system was “fraught with errors.” Do you support the Illinois governor’s decision? What rights should death penalty inmates have with regard to DNA testing of old evidence? Who should pay for this additional testing?
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