- Dettagli
- Categoria: Death Penalty News
- Pubblicato: 18 Giugno 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, a change the Republican-controlled Statehouse championed amid concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court has banned capital punishment in such cases.Lee, a Republican, quietly signed off on the legislation in May without issuing a statement.The new Tennessee law, which goes