Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill seeks to reinstate death penalty for convicted murderer Dale Dwayne Craig

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has started the legal process in the state’s attempt to reinstate the death sentence for convicted killer Dale Dwayne Craig. In 1992, Craig fired three bullets through the head of LSU freshmen student Kipp Gullet after stealing his vehicle.

“We have someone who committed such a heinous crime without any remorse. It’s just appalling. And so, when we can test precedent in this way, we’re going to do it,” Murrill said.

Craig was a few days shy of his 18th birthday when the crime took place and cannot be put to death because of a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says capital punishment cannot be carried out if the person was 17 or younger at the time of the crime…

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