At the same time capital punishment was abolished in military law.
In 1950, an attempt was made to abolish capital punishment.
"I have come to think that capital punishment should be abolished," he said.
Jersey is a state in which capital punishment has been abolished.
We expect Turkey to go one important step further and finally abolish capital punishment.
Rhode Island has abolished capital punishment, making it one of 15 states that have done so.
He drafted the bill which abolished capital punishment in Michigan.
Shortly after taking office he filed a bill to abolish capital punishment.
This trend has encouraged the movement to abolish capital punishment.
Some supporters would like to abolish capital punishment - but decidedly not all of them.