Sunday, November 21, 1999

Poll: Ohioans support death penalty

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The Associated Press

        COLUMBUS — A recent poll shows Ohioans strongly support the death penalty despite an increasing concern that wrongfully convicted inmates may be executed.

        Almost 68 percent of the 819 randomly selected Ohioans reached by telephone in a Buckeye State Poll conducted Oct. 8-31 said they thought the chance of an innocent person being put to death was very or somewhat likely. Only 46 percent felt that way in 1997.

        Yet more than 74 percent, about the same as in 1997, said they supported the death penalty. The poll had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5

       

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