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What is the punishment for murder in Brazil?
The punishment for murder in Brazil should ideally be capital punishment. However, this form of punishment is hardly used and most people get life imprisonment of long jail sentences depending on the degree.
Capital punishment can be imposed only if the defendant committed what crimes with aggravating circumstances?
First-degree murder
What is the punishment for murder in Japan?
Capital punishment is legal in Japan. The only crimes for which capital punishment is statutory are homicide and treason.
What is the punishment for third degree murder in Pennsylvania?
The punishment for 2nd degree murder in PA is up to life in prison. The actual punishment will vary based on the crime and the circumstances in which it was committed.
Can you seek a first degree murder charge in a state that does not carry the death penalty?
Yes. States that do not have capital punishment still prosecute persons for homicide in the first degree.
Does Ireland support capital punishment?
No. There is no capital punishment in Ireland. People convicted of murder are jailed with sentences up to life.
How many years in prison for depraved heart murder?
Murder is murder. It depends on the state, and if capital punishment is in effect in that state.
What is the court procedure for determining capital punishment?
Once a case of serious murder is done the jury decide on the verdict and the judge passes the capital punishment.
How many of the 34 states that currently have capital punishment statutes enforce them?
Every state with Capital Punishment enforces it. However it only need be enforced when crime(s) committed warrant such a response. In most states that currently have the death penalty the most common crime committed that warrants death is 1st Degree Murder, or multiple counts of 1st-3rd degree murder. However, as with any judicial system it is entirely up to the court to decide based on the circumstances. Some states have even warranted capital punishment in crimes involving sexual abuse of a minor.
What crimes carry the death penalty in the US?
The death penalty in the United States is almost exclusively reserved for the crime of first-degree murder (with aggravating circumstances in most states). Circumstances that are considered aggravating vary by state.The US Supreme Court's recent decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 US ___ (2008) has outlawed capital punishment for non-lethal rape of a child as a violation of the 8th Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. This overturned laws in six states, as well as a 2006 amendment to military code, that allowed capital punishment of sex crimes against children.At present, the only crimes that may carry a capital sentence are murder and crimes against the state (e.g., espionage, treason)Alabama: Intentional murder with 18 aggravating factorsArizona: First-degree murder accompanied by at least 1 of 14 aggravating factorsArkansas: Capital murder with a finding of at least 1 of 10 aggravating circumstances, as of 7/31/2007, includes murder committed in the course of: robbery, aggravated robbery, residential burglary, or commercial burglary; treason.California: First-degree murder with special circumstances; treason; perjury causing execution.Colorado: First-degree murder with at least 1 of 17 aggravating factors; first-degree kidnapping resulting in death; treasonConnecticut: Capital murder with with aggravating factors.Delaware: First-degree murder with at least 1 aggravating circumstances.Florida: First-degree murder; felony murderGeorgia: Murder; kidnapping with bodily injury or ransom when the victim dies; treason.Idaho: First-degree murder with aggravating factors; aggravated kidnapping; perjury resulting in death.Illinois: First-degree murder with 1 of 21 aggravating circumstances; treason.Indiana: Murder with 1 of 16 aggravating circumstances.Kansas: Capital murder with 1 of 8 aggravating circumstances.Kentucky: Murder with aggravating factors; kidnapping with aggravating factors.Louisiana: First-degree murder; treason.Maryland: First-degree murder, either premeditated or during the commission of a felony, provided that certain death eligibility requirements are satisfied.Mississippi: Capital murder; treason.Missouri: First-degree murder; treason.Montana: Capital murder with 1 of 9 aggravating circumstances.Nebraska: First-degree murder with at least one aggravating circumstance.Nevada: First-degree murder with at least 1 of 15 aggravating circumstances.New Hampshire: Six categories of capital murder.North Carolina: First-degree murder.Ohio: Aggravated murder with at least 1 of 10 aggravating circumstances.Oklahoma: First-degree murder in conjunction with a finding of at least 1 of 8 aggravating circumstances.Oregon: Murder with unspecified number of 12 aggravating factors.Pennsylvania: First-degree murder with 18 aggravating circumstances.South Carolina: Murder with 1 of 12 aggravating circumstances.South Dakota: First-degree murder with 1 of 10 aggravating circumstances.Tennessee: First-degree murder with 1 of 20 aggravating circumstances.Texas: Criminal homicide with 1 of 9 aggravating circumstances.Utah: Murder with 1 of 17 aggravating factors.Virginia: First-degree murder with 1 of 13 aggravating circumstances.Washington: First-degree murder with unspecified number of aggravating factors; treason.Wyoming: First-degree murder, including murder during the commission of sexual abuse of a minor.FEDERAL: First-degree murder; Espionage; Treason(Updated November 4, 2009)Mostly just murder.
A crime is a serious crime that is punishable by death?
Capital crimes are punishable by death. Murder of a Law Enforcement officer, murder in a particular gruesome or heinous nature. Murder during the commission of a crime etc. It largely depends on the legislation of the country. What may be considered a 'capital' crime in one country may not be in another. There are many countries that have abolished capital punishment completely.
Why is capital punishment criticized?
I think it is morally wrong to murder someone because they have previously carried out a murder or other crime punishable by death.
