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What do you have to commit to get the death penalty for each state?
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∙ 13y ago
highest grade of murder, treason in several jurisdictions, use of weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, espionage, terrorism, certain violations of the Geneva conventions that result in the death of one or more persons, treason at federal level
Added: (Regarding the US) In actuality the question is MUCH TOO BROAD to be answered without researching and quoting the statutes of all 50 states. Please narrow down the subject and someone may be able to help you with a more specific answer.
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Will a state extradite to a state with the death penalty?
yes, you can be extradited to another state for proscution, then you will be sent back to the original state to serve out the sentence, then if by chance the death penalty was revoked you will still have to serve the full sentence due to the charges against you in the extradited state. Added: All US states and territories honor each other's requests for extradition - there are no 'safe-haven' states.
What method of the death penalty does each states use?
Each state uses either the electric chair or gives the prisoner a lethal injection of poison with a needle.
How many people on average are put to death each year because of death penalty?
average 13
Is the deah penalty right?
If the death penalty is right depends on each person's interpretation of right and wrong and on their individual set of values and morals. After all, in certain states, the death penalty is used and in other it is banned.
Each year how many people die because of the death penalty?
55
What is the United States support of death penalty?
That is a decision left to each state. Currently 35 states allow it, although some haven't used it in a long time.
When did the Supreme Court outlaw the death penalty?
As of October 2009, fourteen states and the District of Columbia have abolished the death penalty; and New York has declared a portion of its capital punishment statute unconstitutional. The difference between New York's status and that of the other listed states is that, while their judiciary nullified a portion of the current death penalty law, the state hasn't passed legislation officially banning capital punishment.The number on the right indicates the year each state officially legislated against the death penalty.Alaska.......................1957Hawaii.......................1948Iowa.........................1965Maine........................1887Massachusetts............1984Michigan....................1846Minnesota..................1911North Dakota..............1973Rhode Island..............1984Vermont....................1964West Virginia..............1965Wisconsin..................1853Washington, DC..........1981New Jersey.................2007New Mexico................2009New York...................2004, 2007** State death penalty statute declared unconstitutional.
What death penalty is still used in Afghanistan?
they shoot each toher threw the towel on there head
What is the penalty for underage driver with six points?
That answer is different in each state. Usually, however, the state can revoke your license until you are 21. But that is also different in each state.
How would each perspective on criminal justice view the use of the death penalty as a sanction for first-degree murder?
As first-degree murder is planned beforehand, then the use of death penalty may be appropriate, but this is my opinion.
What are mathods of killing on death row?
they can include: boiling,letrhal injection,decapitation,disembowlment,necklacing,sawing,shooting,slow slicing,stoning,torture,nitrogen asphixation,crucifixion,impaling,hanging and firing squad.
What are the consequences for murderers?
The consequences for murderers in the United States depends on each state's judicial law. Generally, it involves minimal or lengthy prison sentences to death penalty by lethal injector or electric chair.
