State Senator Edith Prague effectively killed efforts to abolish the death penalty during this session by deciding not to support abolition language.
Senator Prague didn’t stop there:
“They should bypass the trial and take that second animal [Joshua Komisarjevsky] and hang him by his penis from a tree out in the middle of Main Street,” Prague said. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON CT NEWS JUNKIE
Regardless of one’s opinion of the death penalty, this quote is an assault on the rule of law and should be condemned by members of the Connecticut Bar.
Ryan McKeen is a trial attorney at Connecticut Trial Firm, LLC in Glastonbury, Connecticut. In 2016, he was honored by the CT Personal Injury Hall of Fame for securing one of the highest settlements in the state. He is a New Leader in the Law. ABA 100. Avvo 10. 40 under 40 for Hartford Business Journal. He has been quoted in Time Magazine, the New York Times, Hartford Courant, Wall Street Journal Law Blog and the Hartford Business Journal. He focuses his practice on Connecticut Personal Injury law. He loves what he does. Contact him ryan@cttrialfirm.com or 860 471 8333
