Effort to abolish Utah’s death penalty fails again with lawmakers

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Gage Froerer, R-Huntsville, presents HB379, which would end the death penalty in Utah, before a packed room in the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Standing Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018.

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Effort to abolish Utah’s death penalty fails again with lawmakers

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