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I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature but t
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"I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature but that I could ask for it when I was satisfied as to guilt"

- Janet Reno

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Janet Reno's quote recommends that she relies on the death penalty, however just when sense of guilt is particular. She believes that as a prosecutor, it is her obligation to request for the capital punishment when she is particular of the guilt of the charged. Nonetheless, if she remained in the legislature, she would vote versus the capital punishment. This recommends that she thinks the execution should only be utilized in extreme instances, and that it should not be used as a kind of penalty for all criminal offenses. Reno's quote additionally implies that she counts on the value of due procedure and the need to guarantee that justice is served. She believes that the capital punishment ought to only be made use of when guilt is specific, which it must not be utilized as a type of penalty for all crimes.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Janet Reno somewhere between July 21, 1938 and today. He/she was a famous Public Servant from USA. The author also have 21 other quotes.

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