Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Nebraska. In 2015, the state legislature voted to repeal the death penalty, overriding governor Pete Ricketts' veto. However, a petition drive secured enough signatures to suspend the repeal until a public vote. In the November 2016 general election, voters rejected the repeal measure, preserving capital punishment in the state.[1][2] Nebraska currently has 12 inmates on death row.[3][4][5]
On August 14, 2018, Nebraska executed Carey Dean Moore, convicted of murder, in what was the state's first execution in 21 years, and the first by lethal injection.[6] Moore’s execution was also notable for being the first in the US to be carried-out using fentanyl, a powerful opioid painkiller.[7]
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- ^ Dunker, Chris (June 9, 2021). "Trail sentenced to die for killing Sydney Loofe; becomes 12th inmate on Nebraska's death row". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Nebraska's 11 death row innmates". Lincoln Journal-Star. 14 September 2018.
- ^ "NEBRASKA INMATES SENTENCED TO DEATH (ISDP)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Timothy (3 August 2018). "Pope's Death Penalty Stance Won't Stop Execution, Nebraska's Catholic Governor Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Carey Dean Moore execution: Nebraska becomes first state to use fentanyl in an execution – The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
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