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Capital punishment was abolished in Virginia on March 24, 2021, when Governor Ralph Northam signed a bill into law. The law took effect on July 1, 2021. Virginia is the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty, and the first southern state in United States history to do so. [1] [2]
This is a list of people executed in Virginia after 1976. The Supreme Court decision in Gregg v. Georgia, issued in 1976, allowed for the reinstitution of the death penalty in the United States. Capital punishment in Virginia was abolished by the Virginia General Assembly in 2021. [1] [2]
Pages in category "Capital punishment in Virginia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Frank J. Coppola (1982) first post-Gregg execution in Virginia; James Corbitt (1950) Joseph Edward Corcoran (2024) ... Capital punishment; Capital punishment in Canada;
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice. The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
Capital punishment in West Virginia; Capital punishment in Wisconsin; Capital punishment in Wyoming This page was last edited on 2 May 2020, at 03:30 (UTC). Text is ...
Pages in category "People executed by Virginia" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Capital punishment has been abolished in New Hampshire, but only for new sentences. One prisoner (Michael Addison) who was already sentenced to death remains on death row in the state. States and the date of abolition of capital punishment: Michigan (1846; abolished for murder, retained for treason until 1963) Wisconsin (1853) Maine (1887 ...