NACDL - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Death Penalty Letters and Testimony

• Letter to Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee on Abolishing the Death Penalty (April 2021)

  Letter to the Nevada state Assembly Judiciary Committee regarding a proposal to abolish the death penalty statewide, as addressed in AB 395 (2021).

• Virginia Death Penalty - Electric Chair Opposition Letter

  NACDL letter of opposition to Virginia Governor Terence R. McAuliffe regarding HB 815, which would make the electric chair the default method of execution if lethal injection drugs are not available in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

• Utah Death Penalty - Letter to Gov. Herbert

  NACDL Letter to Utah Governor Gary Herbert, urging the Governor to veto House Bill 11 that would amend Utah's death penalty statute to reinstate executions by firing squad.

• New Hampshire Death Penalty - Letter to Senate Minority Leader Sylvia Larsen

  NACDL letter of support to New Hampshire Senate Minority Leader Sylvia Larsen for HB 1170, an act to repeal the death penalty in New Hampshire.

• New Hampshire Death Penalty - Letter to Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley

  NACDL letter of support to New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley for HB 1170, an act to repeal the death penalty in New Hampshire.

• Delaware Death Penalty

  NACDL letter of support to members of the Delaware House of Representatives regarding SB 19, legislation to repeal the death penalty.

• Maryland Death Penalty - Letter to Senate and House Members

  NACDL letter to Maryland Senate and House of Delegate members in support of SB 276/HB 295, legislation to repeal the death penalty.

• Maryland Death Penalty - Letter to Gov. O'Malley

  NACDL letter to Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley in support of legislation to repeal the death penalty.

• Maryland Death Penalty - Letter to Sen. Mike Miller

  NACDL letter to Senator Michael Miller in support of legislation to repeal the death penalty in Maryland.

• Letter to House Members on Tribal Cases in Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (May 2012)

  Letter with the National Association of Federal Defenders to members of the House regarding concerns for cases in tribal courts as addressed in the proposed Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 (H.R. 4970).

• Letter to Rep. Sensenbrenner on Public Defense Representation in Capital Cases (March 2003)

  NACDL President Lawrence Goldman's letter to House Judiciary Committee chair Representative Jim Sensenbrenner regarding the Innocence Protection Act of 2001 (H.R. 912).

• Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee on Reducing the Risk of Executing the Innocent (June 2002)

  NACDL President Irwin Schwartz's written statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding abolishing the death penalty and crucial steps to take to avoid the risk of executing the innocent.

• Statement to the Senate Judiciary Cmte on Public Defense Representation in Capital Cases (June 2001)

  Southern Center for Human Rights Director Stephen Bright’s written statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the Innocence Protection Act of 2001 (H.R. 912).

• Maryland's Death Penalty

  Maryland's Death Penalty: Still Here, Still Unfair. More Arbitrary and Costly.

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