2004.... Ashcroft's Legacy on Federal Death Penalty in Doubt

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2004.... Ashcroft's Legacy on Federal Death Penalty in Doubt

2004.... Ashcroft's Legacy on Federal Death Penalty in Doubt
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Ashcroft's Legacy on Federal Death Penalty in Doubt
Will Gonzales loosen office's grip on capital punishment decisions?
David Hechler
The National Law Journal
December 6, 2004

John Ashcroft
image: Roberto Westbrook / Legal Times

The controversial tenure of Attorney General John Ashcroft is already being debated, even before he departs. But one aspect of his legacy is very much in doubt.

Will his effort to federalize the death penalty be viewed as a success? And will his presumed successor, Alberto Gonzales, carry on Ashcroft's aggressive approach, overruling prosecutors' decisions not to seek capital punishment a third of the time?