Nebraska electric chair ruling [NE SC]

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Nebraska electric chair ruling [NE SC]

February 8, 2008 10:26:00 pm

Nebraska v. Raymond Mata, Jr., Supreme Court of Nebraska, February 8, 2008 [prohibiting execution by electric chair because it represents cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Nebraska constitution]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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