Coliseum Lit to Honor New Mexico for Abolishing the Death Penalty
(15 Apr 09 - RV) On Wednesday evening, the Coliseum here in Rome will be lit up to
mark the abolition of the death penalty in New Mexico.
Governor Bill Richardson
signed the law repealing the death penalty on March 18th. Richardson once
supported the death penalty, as did most of the people in his state.
Governor
Richardson was in Rome to attend the lighting ceremony at the Coliseum. He spoke
to us about the new law...