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Congressman Biggs' Statement on DOJ's Announcement on Capital Punishment

Statement

Date: July 25, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Death Penalty Criminal Justice

Today, U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced that the federal government would resume capital punishment at the end of this year, directing five death penalty sentences to be carried out for certain rare and heinous crimes. In one case, Lezmond Mitchell murdered and then beheaded a grandmother and her granddaughter. He was convicted by a jury and was sentenced to death in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:

"Government has a solemn responsibility to administer justice for the most loathsome crimes, committed by some of our most hardened criminals. My thoughts and prayers are with the friends and families of the victims of these five horrific cases, who are forced to relive their nightmares every day. I applaud Attorney General Barr for his staunch commitment to the rule of law and providing justice for these victims' families."


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