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Governor Carlin's message to the Kansas House of Representatives vetoing H.B. 2135, a bill to reinstate capital punishment in Kansas. In 1972, the U. S. Supreme Court decision in Furman v. Georgia overturned capital punishment laws in many states, including Kansas. This was Governor Carlin's fourth and final veto of a death penalty bill during his eight year administration. Carlin explains that he opposes capital punishment because it did not meet the "standards for punishment in a civilized society." The legislature failed to override the veto. Kansas reinstituted capital punishment in 1994.
Creator: Carlin, John, 1940-
Date: April 04, 1985
Item Number: 211156
Call Number: Secretary of State, Legislative Documents (1985-1986), Box 10 (S.O.S. Box 0010, H.B. 2100-2219), Folder H.B. 2135
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211156
Collections - State Archives - Secretary of State - Legislative Documents
Date - 1980s - 1985
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Punishment - Death penalty
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Carlin, John
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - House of Representatives
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
People - Notable Kansans - Carlin, John, 1940-
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - The Recent Past, 1975 - present
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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