Archive for February 16th, 2008
New Hampshire & capital punishment
In 1939, the State of New Hampshire executed Howard Long for ‘molesting and fatally beating a 10-year-old boy.’ This was the last execution in New Hampshire. However, punishment by death remains in the State’s Criminal Code. In 2000, the NH House and Senate voted to abolish the death penalty. Following this, Governor Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat, vetoed the bill and the House voted to sustain the veto.Representative Jim Splaine was one of the sponsor’s of the bill. Recently, he blogged on the bill, NJ’s abolition of capital punishment, and the presidential primaries.
