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State's Death Penalty Is A Fraud
On a summer night in 2007, Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes broke into the home of Dr. William Petit Jr. The doctor was beaten and his wife was raped and strangled. His two daughters died in a fire started just before the accomplices escaped. Dr....Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Murder, Death Penalty, Crimes
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Don't Put Cheshire Killer To Death
If ever there was a case for capital punishment, the Cheshire slayings seem that case. One man is on death row for the murder of a mother and her two daughters in the horrific home invasion. The other is facing sentencing for triple murder, arson,...Tags: Criminals, Criminal Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, The Washington Post, Sex Crimes
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Cheshire Judge Today To Hear Arguments Challenging Death-Penalty Law
NEW HAVEN — A Superior Court judge in the second Cheshire home-invasion trial this morning will hear arguments challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty. Defense attorneys for Joshua Komisarjevsky, whose trial begins in September,...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prosecution, Judges
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Death Penalty Challenged In Cheshire Home Invasion Case
The Hartford CourantThree years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the application of the death penalty when it ruled that execution was unconstitutional as a punishment for a Louisiana man convicted of brutally raping a child. Now, defense attorneys for Joshua...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Louisiana, Connecticut, Arizona, Crime, Law and Justice
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Defense In Second Cheshire Trial Wants Petit Kept Out Of Courtroom
The Hartford CourantDefense attorneys for Joshua Komisarjevsky are trying to keep the lone survivor of the Cheshire home invasion killings out of the courtroom. Last year in the first trial in the killings, defense attorneys for both of the men charged with killing the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Hotels, Justice System, Prosecution, Sex Crimes
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Two Wrongs: Death Penalty Is Revenge, Not Justice
The Hartford CourantThe execution of Troy Davis in Georgia last week has once again pushed the debate over capital punishment to the forefront. Although there are many questions regarding this particular case, Mr. Davis is dead, and any discussion is purely academic....Tags: Criminals, Hayley Petit, Michaela Petit, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Death Penalty: No Justice In Rage
![Should Joshua Komisarjevsky be "hanged by his penis in the middle of Main Street" for his role in the Cheshire home invasion in 2007? I suspect plenty of people think so. But when a senior member of the General Assembly, Sen. Edith Prague, publicly airs such talk, I shudder. The senator's comments last May are powerful proof that the death penalty is little more than savagery.](http://www.courant.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65425123-18153716-187105.jpg "Should Joshua Komisarjevsky be "hanged by his penis in the middle of Main Street\" for his role in the Cheshire home invasion in 2007? I suspect plenty of people think so. But when a senior member of the General Assembly, Sen. Edith Prague, publicly airs such talk, I shudder. The senator's comments last May are powerful proof that the death penalty is little more than savagery.")
Should Joshua Komisarjevsky be "hanged by his penis in the middle of Main Street" for his role in the Cheshire home invasion in 2007? I suspect plenty of people think so. But when a senior member of the General Assembly, Sen. Edith Prague, publicly airs...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Crime Victims, Cheshire, Joshua Komisarjevsky
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Komisarjevsky Prosecutors Outline Why He Should Die
The Hartford Courant— Prosecutors seeking execution for convicted triple killer Joshua Komisarjevsky have filed a document outlining which legal reasons they will use to justify the death penalty. The penalty phase of the trial is scheduled to begin Monday. A Superior...Tags: Lawyers, Punishment, Justice System, Murder, Prosecution
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Komisarjevsky's Prior Crimes At Issue
The Hartford CourantYears before the July 2007 home invasion at the Petit family's house in Cheshire, Joshua Komisarjevsky amassed a long list of crimes, mostly burglaries, that he ended up admitting to when questioned by police. State officials have said that...Tags: Michaela Petit, Justice System, Prosecution, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Care More About Victims Than Killers
The Hartford CourantOn May 24, 1994, my wife Wanda and I became homicide survivors. Our beautiful 19-year-old daughter, Melanie, was brutally strangled to death in our house by her ex-boyfriend. None of us asked for this. This was a brutal, selfish act by someone who...Tags: Criminals, Michaela Petit, Waterbury, Crime Victims, Cheshire
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Judge: Witnesses Not Bound By Gag Order In Cheshire Case
The Hartford CourantNEW HAVEN — Witnesses in the trial of Cheshire home-invasion suspect Joshua Komisarjevsky will not be bound by a court-imposed gag order that already bars court officials, lawyers and prison employees from speaking publicly about the case. Superior...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prosecution, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Trials
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Komisarjevsky's Lawyers Argue At Supreme Court To Keep Witness List Sealed
The Hartford CourantThe state Supreme Court Friday heard arguments from Joshua Komisarjevsky's attorneys who are attempting to keep the witness list in the Cheshire home invasion defendant's upcoming trial sealed from the public before testimony begins. The full panel of...Tags: Connecticut, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prosecution, Jennifer Hawke-Petit
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