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Does race plays a role in death penalty cases?
no it does not
Why death penalty does not discourage crime?
The death penalty does in fact discourage some crime. In other cases people just do not care what will happen to them.
Has the death penalty been abolished in the UK?
Yes, the death penalty has been totally abolished in the UK. It was abolished in all cases in 1998
The Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty could only be used in cases involving which kind of crimes?
The Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty could only be used in cases involving murder.
Is Barack Obama for the death penalty?
Obama has said that the death penalty is used too frequently and inconsistently. However, he favors it for cases in which "the community is justified in expressing the full measure of its outrage.". He will of course end up turning every thing around.
In death penalty cases can a firing squad be requested in lieu of lethal injection in the US?
No.
What chracteristics must a crime have in order for the death penalty to be sentenced?
It must be a felony in a state that uses death penalty. Death penalty is not common, mostly used with serial killers. Murder is the most common crime punished by death, but most of the cases are just sentenced to life in prison.
What is the penalty for an assault charge in California?
Most likely death in most cases, or life imprisonment.
Which amendment challenges the death penalty?
No amendment "challenges" the death penalty. The 8th Amendment has been used as a legal basis for challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty. The argument is that the 8th Amendment prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment" and that the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment and therefore is prohibited by the US Constitution. This argument was successful in earlier cases, not because the death penalty itself was cruel and unusual but because of the way it was administered. The death penalty is allowed if it is administered without racial or ethnic bias and in a non-cruel manner.
What was the death penalty to homosexuals in Colonial America?
Colonial America did not have a standardized system of laws or even a federal government. Legally, the colonies were under British law, which prescribed imprisonment.
What 1972 case set aside 40 death penalty cases?
The Manson murders set aside the death penalty until the law was turned over in 1972 to life in prison because they named it unconstitutionalized.
Was Truman Capote in favor of the death penalty?
Initially in favor, Truman Capote later changed his stance on the death penalty after investigating and writing about the Clutter family murders in his book "In Cold Blood." This experience led him to oppose the death penalty due to the personal and moral conflicts he faced.
