| CONNECTICUT CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION RESOLUTION
Jan. 14, 2005
WHEREAS, the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association is a statewide organization of three hundred lawyers dedicated to defending persons accused of criminal offenses;
WHEREAS, the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association works to improve the criminal justice system by insuring that the individual rights guaranteed by the Connecticut and United States constitutions are applied fairly and equally and that those rights are not diminished;
WHEREAS, the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association has steadfastly called for the abolition of the death penalty;
WHEREAS, the death penalty does not comport with human dignity and our evolving standards of decency;
WHEREAS, the death penalty is excessive and serves no valid legislative purpose;
WHEREAS, it has been demonstrated that the death penalty is incapable of being applied in a constitutional manner and risks the execution of the innocent;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association supports all efforts to preserve human life and renews is call for abolition of capital punishment in Connecticut.
Dated at Hartford, Connecticut and adopted by the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association on January 14, 2005.
MICHAEL A. FITZPATRICK President
TARA KNIGHT President-Elect
JON L. SCHOENHORN Vice President
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