Daniel Lewis Lee: First US federal execution to go ahead after 17 years
This came after relatives of the victims sought a delay, saying they feared attending in person could expose them to coronavirus.The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeal said no federal statute or regulation gave the victims the right to attend the execution.US government death penalty move draws sharp criticism
Earlene Peterson, whose daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law were killed by Lee, has opposed the execution.Lee's planned execution is one of four that had been scheduled for July and August. All four men are convicted of killing children.Under the US justice system, crimes can be tried either in federal courts - at a national level - or state courts, at a regional level.
The death penalty was outlawed at state and federal level by a 1972 Supreme Court decision that cancelled all existing death penalty statutes.
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