With Death Penalty Repeal Sent To Governor’s Desk, Colorado Senator Wants Voters To Decide

DENVER (CBS4) – A bill to repeal Colorado’s death penalty is headed to the desk of Gov. Jared Polis. He is expected to sign it into law, making Colorado the 22nd state to abolish the death penalty.
The measure passed the roll call vote 38 to 27 on Wednesday. Among those opposing the repeal was State Sen. Rhonda Fields.
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“It is a tough conversation to have,” she said.
Her son, Javad Marshall-Field and his fiancée Vivian Wolfe, were murdered in Aurora in