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91_SR0030
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Important questions have arisen concerning
3 evidence in several cases where a death penalty verdict was
4 handed down by the courts; and
5 WHEREAS, Individuals who have been on death row for years
6 have been released from prison after evidence has shown that
7 they are innocent of the crimes for which they have been
8 convicted; and
9 WHEREAS, It is important that these cases be reviewed
10 before a final decision is made; therefore, be it
11 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
12 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois
13 General Assembly to call for a moratorium of one year while
14 the death row cases in Illinois are reviewed; and be it
15 further
16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to
17 the Governor of the State of Illinois, the Speaker of the
18 Illinois House of Representatives, and the President of the
19 Illinois Senate.