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Capital punishment is also called the death penalty or execution and. It is currently an option in 32 states of the US.
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Is it legitimate for a government court to sentences someone to death?
If doing so follows the constitution, laws, regulations, and statutes of the land, it is legitimate for a government court to sentences someone to death.Some may feel that a death sentence is murder or that taxation is a form of theft or even that corporal punishment, maiming or torture as punishment is a form of excessive cruelty. That would not negate the legitimacy of the government behavior if it falls within the laws of the government.That is why the United States constitution includes the Bill and the Eighth Amendment which forbids excessive bail and cruel or unusual punishment and the U.S., Supreme Court has decided that the death sentence is legitimate, but only under certain conditions.
Who reviews all death sentences in Georgia?
The Supreme Court
Who reviews all death penalty sentences in Georgia?
The Supreme Court
Who reviews all death penalty sentences Georgia?
The Supreme Court
Is it legitimate for a government court to sentence someone to death?
If doing so follows the constitution, laws, regulations, and statutes of the land, it is legitimate for a government court to sentences someone to death.Some may feel that a death sentence is murder or that taxation is a form of theft or even that corporal punishment, maiming or torture as punishment is a form of excessive cruelty. That would not negate the legitimacy of the government behavior if it falls within the laws of the government.That is why the United States constitution includes the Bill and the Eighth Amendment which forbids excessive bail and cruel or unusual punishment and the U.S., Supreme Court has decided that the death sentence is legitimate, but only under certain conditions.
Is a government that courts sentences someone to death illegitimate?
Maybe, maybe not. It would require more specifics of the situation than just this to give a better answer.
Can Court decisions create physical injuries?
Not in the US, unless you are referring to sentences of death.
How does the court find out when someone dies?
The court is notified of a death when someone petitions to be appointed the executor or the administrator of the estate.
Why did Billie Piper get sent to court?
She didn't get sent to court, she sent someone else to court. A fan was stalking her and sending her death threats, so it went to court.
Did Charlie Manson get the death penalty and die?
Yes, he got the death penalty but no he did not die. After Manson's conviction and sentencing in 1970 the death penalty was struck down by the Supreme Court. That made Manson's death sentences commute to life in prison. This has made him eligibly
What type of court deals with murder?
There are different categories of death. Therefore cases that involve a death may be heard in criminal or civil court depending on the circumstances. A case where a person died as a result of a car accident in which no one violated the law would be heard in civil court. A case in which someone purposely hit and killed someone with their car would be heard in criminal court.
When will Michael Wayne Nance be executed?
Michael Nance is still on death row, exhausting his appeals. He went back to court in 2002 where he received TWO death sentences in Gwinnett County, GA. He resides at GDCP in Jackson, GA.
