Talk:Donald DeMag

Possible Wrong Date

This article mentions that the state of Vermont abolished the death penalty in 1965, as does the Politics of Vermont article. However, both the Capital punishment in the United States and the Capital punishment in Vermont articles mention that Vermont abolished it in 1972. Which year is the correct, 1956 or 1972? JCC the Alternate Historian (talk) 23:15, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

@JCC the Alternate Historian: Looks to me like Vermont abolished the death penalty in 1965, except for the murder of a police or corrections officer. When the Supreme Court struck down capital punishment laws in the early 70s, and then states passed new death penalty laws to comply with the court ruling, Vermont didn't. Then in 1987, Vermont ended the law allowing the death penalty for killing law enforcement officers on the grounds that it had never been enforced. Billmckern (talk) 01:00, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply, but thanks for letting me know, Billmckern. Should the other articles mentioning Vermont removal of capital punishment be fixed so that the say 1965 instead of 1972? JCC the Alternate Historian (talk) 23:35, 13 January 2023 (UTC)