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FTS Opinion
May 8, 2009
Whoever thought Gov. Bill Ritter would have a reason to thank Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry?
During his time as Denver’s district attorney, Ritter unsuccessfully pursued the death penalty seven times. As debate in the legislature raged over House Bill 1274, a proposal that would have ended capitol punishment in Colorado, using the savings investigate cold cases, Ritter became increasingly quiet and neutral on the issue.