Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed legislation expanding the death penalty to individuals convicted of crimes involving lewd conduct with children under the age of 12.
“House Bill 380, which takes effect July 1, also strengthens punishments for other convicted pedophiles,” ABC 10 reports.
Idaho also became the first state to make a firing squad its preferred method of execution.
New: Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed a bill into law that allows the death penalty for pedophiIes along with making firing squad the primary method of execution for them.
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ABC 10 reports:
The legislation establishes criteria for when prosecutors can seek capital punishment. Defendants must meet three of 17 specific factors,
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