| Death
Penalty: |
YES |
| Prohibit
Execution of the Mentally Retarded: |
NO |
| Life
Without Parole: |
YES |
| Minimum
Age to Eligible for the Death Penalty: |
17 |
| Race
of Defendants: |
n/a |
| Racial
Make-up of State Population: |
95% white, 2% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian |
| Innocents
Exonerated: |
NO |
| Columbia
University Study Rate of Error in Capital Cases: |
Not included in study |
| Murder
Rate: |
1.5 per 100,000 (ranked 49th out of 51) |
| Governor: |
Jeanne Shaheen, (Democrat),
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| Presidential
Vote: |
48% Bush, 47% Gore, 4% Nader |
| Public
Opinion on the Death Penalty: |
To follow. |
| Organizations
Endorsing a Moratorium: |
Call to Action New England/New Hampshire
Daughters of the Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Keene Friends Worship Group
Religious Society of Friends, North Sandwich Monthly Meeting
Sisters of Mercy, Region II |
| Organizations
Working FOR a Moratorium: |
ACLU of New Hampshire
18 Low Avenue
Concord, NH 03301
Claire Ebel-contact
603-225-3080--(day)
603-226-0203--(fax)
Amnesty International State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator
Linda Harrington-contact
603-621-1874-(phone)
603-621-1874-(phone)
nhsdpac@aol.com |
| Clemency: |
The Governor has sole authority to grant clemency, but the Governor must consult the Governor's Council for non-binding advice. |
| Who
Decides Sentence: |
Jury |
| Method
of Execution: |
Lethal Injection; hanging is authorized if lethal injection can ever not be given. |
