Every week, a group of lawyers files into the Justice Department's headquarters in Washington to sift through the evidence of recently filed federal murder cases and decide whether the government should seek the death penalty for the defendants. The recommendations go to Janet Reno. Congress, in passing the 1994 Federal Death Penalty Act, said the AG must sign off on the decision before any of the local U.S. attorneys can go forward with a death penalty trial. It's a decision that Reno is facing more.
June 07, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Every Monday at noon, a small group of lawyers files into a second-floor conference room at the Justice Department’s headquarters in Washington.
The agenda is a somber one: The officials sift through the gruesome evidence of recently filed federal murder cases – and decide whether the government should seek the death penalty for the defendants.
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