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The death penalty in Kentucky: A timeline
June 29,1972: US, Supreme
Coit olds thatthe dest penalty
Years as punishment for eapital
~ August 1977 Lanry Reningild
becomes the first defendant se
tverturned, ang he was retried and
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sentenced to serve 75 years
July 13,1984: The penaly of life
tyis incorporated.
{oes not include persons considered
‘mentally il)
une 1997: Public Advocate Er
nie Lewis calls for a moratorium on
July 1997: Harold McQueen Jr
is executed in the electzte chai.
Sire AE 8 th neon
becomes the
Min, with exceptions fr those se
fenced te death prior tothe effective
date of the legislation who are a
lowed to choose method of exect
March 31, 1998 Life without
defendant to use siti
{shove racial bias in capital tials,
{added to state law,
May 25,199: Edward Loe Har
per Jr. waives any further appeals
nd becomes the fist person exceut-
ed by lethal injection n Kentucky.
» November 21, 2008: Marco Allen
(Chapman waives any further appeal
fn exected by Ital injection,
gus 200: Lary Gabor is
Gf Tenth imposed ial in 199,
‘The Kentucky Supreme Court unani-
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‘ously vacates his conviction and
Until problems withthe system are
‘dressed,
January 2015: Bills to repeal the
{he coat othe aynem te kent
taxpayers led. No hearings
refed on any ofthese measures
