Photojournalism from the Belleville News-Democrat

3.9.11: Death penalty abolished

Belleville attorney John O’Gara watched Gov. Pat Quinn end the death penalty in Illinois after noon on Wednesday. O’Gara has defended death penalty cases and currently is defending Chris Coleman, who is charged with slaying his wife and two sons in Columbia, Ill. Coleman faces the death penalty if convicted. Photo by Steve Nagy

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