HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - legislation would become law. Connecticut lawmakers are However, both the state's once again considering chief prosecutor and chief whether to repeal the state's public defender agreed it death penalty. would likely affect those The General Assembly's currently on Connecticut's Judiciary Committee was death row because a repeal holding a public hearing would unfairly create two Monday on legislation that classes of people — one would replace capital subject to the death penalty, punishment with life in the other not. prison without the Legislators passed a similar possibility of release for bill in 2009 but then-Gov. M. certain murders. Jodi Rell vetoed it. Gov. The proposal would affect Dannel P. Malloy has said he only those crimes committed would sign the legislation. on or after the new
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