Some opponents of capital punishment see the New York battle as an important opportunity for them nationally.

Justice Handler is the most outspoken opponent of capital punishment remaining on the court.

By this time she had become a Socialist and a staunch opponent of capital punishment.

The opponents of capital punishment never take into consideration how the lives of victims' families figure in this issue.

Still, the governor remains a hero to opponents of capital punishment.

While serving in the state legislature, Newhall was an opponent of capital punishment.

At a news conference here today, black leaders and other opponents of capital punishment strongly denounced the decision Wednesday.

Danforth is a longtime opponent of capital punishment, as he made clear on Senate floor in 1994.

As religious opposition grew, it provided opponents of capital punishment with an organisational base that was used to good effect.

At last Wednesday's execution, only a few opponents of capital punishment turned out to hold a vigil.