RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Murder accomplices and those who kill certain law enforcement officials would be eligible for the death penalty under bills that have passed the Virginia House.
The House voted 74-24 Wednesday in favor of a bill to expand Virginia's ``triggerman rule,'' which reserves capital punishment for the person who actually does the killing.
Former Gov. Tim Kaine vetoed the bill for three years, but Gov. Bob McDonnell favors it.
The House voted 75-23 to pass a bill that would allow the death penalty for those who kill EMS personnel, auxiliary police and fire marshals while on the job.
Virginia has executed 105 inmates, more than any state except Texas, since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
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