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In a federal crime is the death penalty allowed regardless of what state the convicted is from?
Yes. It doesn't matter where you are from for the death penalty to be allowed, example you are from a state that doesn't have the death penalty and kill someone in a state that does. You can be put to death in a federal court (treason, killing a federal officer, and more) regardless of your state residency.
The equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment has been used to challenge the death penalty on the gounds that?
The 14th Amendment's guarantee of "equal protection under the law" demands that application of law be the same regardless of the citizen it is being applied to. In the case of the death penalty, protestors have claimed that system is biased by race, sex and socioeconomic status and as a result fails to be applied in an equal manner.
Is death penalty are only for those who committed murder?
That is the usual scenario in which it is applied, however, there are laws on the statute books that call for the death penalty in certain other crimes as well.
Is Texas for or against the death penalty?
For. If most of the citizens in Texas did not want the death penalty, there would be no death penalty.
What is the death penalty for Romania?
Now, no death penalty in Romania.
Does Nebraska have the death penalty?
No,the state of Nebraska does not have the death penalty.
How can you get kill in the death penalty?
no, you dont die with the death penalty
Does Missouri have the death penalty?
No,the state of Missouri does not have the death penalty.
Philippines government transition?
anti- death penalty i am a anti death penalty... because death penalty is not a human punishment..
Does Germany have the death penalty?
No members of the EU use the Death Penalty.
Does Jamaica have the death penalty?
Yes. Jamaica does have the death penalty.
Cons of death penalty?
A con of the death penalty is that it costs the taxpayers a lot of money. The death penalty also comes with moral concerns.
