Supreme Court Rejects Attempts to Restrict, Ban Death Penalty

Lawyers for an Arizona man who killed two people argued the state's capital punishment law was too broad

by Pete Williams

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to consider whether Arizona's death penalty law is so broad that it's unconstitutional.

The court also passed up an invitation to examine whether capital punishment should be banned nationwide.

Lawyers for an Arizona man, Abel Hidalgo, told the court that the state has loaded up so many factors on the list of death-eligible crimes that virtually everyone convicted of first-degree murder is eligible for the death penalty.

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Source: NBC News