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Found this...it's from Jan 28, 2005:
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A person convicted of a capital felony must be sentenced to either the death penalty or life imprisonment without the possibility of release. The law requires a separate sentencing hearing before a judge or jury to weigh mitigating and aggravating factors to decide whether to impose the death penalty. The judge or jury cannot impose the death penalty and must sentence the person to life imprisonment without the possibility of release if the judge or jury determines that mitigating factors outweigh, or are of equal weight to, the aggravating factors or if any of five automatic bars to the death penalty exist. Otherwise, the person must be sentenced to death.
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And then I saw this:
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A person convicted of a capital felony can be sentenced to either the death penalty or life imprisonment without the possibility of release. A person commits a capital felony if he:
1. murders, while the victim was acting within the scope of his duties, a police officer, Division of Criminal Justice inspector, state marshal exercising his statutory authority, judicial marshal performing his duties, constable performing law enforcement duties, special policeman, conservation or special conservation officer appointed by the environmental protection commissioner, Department of Correction (DOC) employee or service provider acting within the scope of his employment in a correctional facility and the perpetrator is an inmate, or firefighter;
2. murders for pay or hires someone to murder;
3. murders and was previously convicted of intentional murder or murder while a felony was committed;
4. murders while sentenced to life imprisonment;
5. murders a kidnapped person and is the kidnapper;
6. murders while committing first-degree sexual assault;
7. murders two or more people at the same time or in the course of a single transaction; or
8. murders a person under age 16 (CGS § 53a-54b).
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As much as I despise saying this, I have a strong feeling he may not even be a death penalty candidate if this is still the guidelines in the State of Connecticut and if he didn't sexually assault Annie. That truly sucks. I'm almost hoping there's sperm found so he can fry.
Found at this link:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/rpt/2005-R-0136.htm