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This bill aims to restore capital punishment (the death penalty) in Connecticut for specific murder cases. Specifically, the bill proposes to amend Chapter 952 of the state's general statutes to reinstate the crime of capital felony, which would be punishable by death. The proposed law would apply to individuals convicted under section 53a-54b of the general statutes for murders committed on or after the bill's effective date. This represents a significant change in Connecticut's criminal justice policy, as the state had previously abolished the death penalty. By reintroducing capital punishment, the bill seeks to provide what its proponents likely view as a more severe form of punishment for the most serious murder cases, though the specific criteria for what constitutes a capital felony are not detailed in this excerpt of the bill text.

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