Ethiopians in Washington, D.C. of CNN stated "other estimates are much lower." "Washington 101: An Introduction to the Nation's Capital" states that "One common estimate is that 200,000 Ethiopians reside in the D.C. metropolitan area." According to the 2000 U.S. Census there were 15,000 in the Washington, D.C. area., but the Ethiopian embassy stated that the actual number is closer to 200,000, and Brian Westley of the "Washington Post" stated "those who study African immigration" told him the same thing that the Ethiopian embassy told him. As of 2000 there are ethnic Ethiopians in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Washington DC communities with ethnic
Capital punishment in Washington (state) Capital punishment in Washington (state) Capital punishment in the state of Washington was abolished on October 11, 2018 when the state Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional as applied. When the prosecution sought the death penalty, the sentence was decided by the jury and had to be unanimous. In case of a hung jury during the penalty phase of the trial, a life sentence would be issued, even if a single juror opposed death (there is no retrial). The governor had the power of clemency with respect to death sentences. The following are considered circumstances for aggravated first degree murder: