Letter: No one can declare anyone unredeemable

Among the worthy bills that died during Utah’s legislative session this year was H.B. 379, Death Penalty Amendments, sponsored by Rep. Gage Froerer, R-Huntsville. This bill would have prohibited the state “from seeking the death penalty for aggravated murder committed after May 7, 2018,” and also would have prohibited the state from seeking the death penalty for crimes committed before May 8, 2018 unless intent to seek the death penalty is filed before that date.During an emoti