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March 8, 2019Lincoln, NE |  By: AP

Nebraska death penalty under fresh scrutiny

Nebraska's death penalty is facing fresh scrutiny from
lawmakers after state officials resumed executions last year for the first time
since 1997.

Members of the Legislature's Judiciary Committee heard public input Thursday on
three bills related to capital punishment.

One measure by state Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks would prohibit prison officials
from blocking witness views of an execution, as they did for 14 minutes last
year when Carey Dean Moore was killed by lethal injection.

A second bill by Sen. Adam Morfeld would create an advisory council to evaluate
the current defense system in Nebraska for capital punishment cases and see
whether improvements are needed.

Sen. Ernie Chambers also presented the committee with a bill to abolish capital
punishment, as he has done more than 40 times while in office.