DENVER (AP) -- A proposal to abolish the death penalty in Colorado got hours of emotional testimony from people who argue the penalty is unfair and ineffective, and others who see it as a just punishment for the most serious crimes.
The House Judiciary Committee delayed a vote on the bill Tuesday after about nine hours of testimony.
Three men are on Colorado's death row, but the bill would not affect current cases. That means the case of the Aurora theater shooting suspect would also not be affected.
A committee vote will still happen later.
Some lawmakers have personal connections to the bill, including a legislator whose son was killed to prevent him from testifying at a murder trial. Two of the three men on death row were convicted in that case.
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