| Front | Why was the death penalty abolished in 1965? |
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| Back | - the 1957 Homicide act only deemed capital murder serious enough for the death penalty. This led only 4 death sentences a year. - There had been some conroversial cases and innocents accused - Roy Jenkins, the home secretary wanted a civilised society |
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