Because federal drug laws require mandatory prison times for drug violations, and prisons are overcrowded because of this; thereby shortening sentencing of violent offenders putting them back on the streets.
At one time capital punishment was meted out for what we would now consider trivial or at best worth a stern warning. In countries with a stable and fair judicial system capital punishment is usually only given for what is seen as the most horrific crimes such as premeditated murder. Many countries have outlawed capital punishment completely, others still retain it for crimes which that country has decided are reprehensible, and these vary widely. It you travel abroad it best to be informed of the local laws and punishments.
Serving 25 years to life in the California Dept of Corrections.
After 15.67 years.
He was convicted of aggravated battery a couple of years after the murder trial and sentenced to ten years in prison. Not sure where is he now.
Going to hell and being separated from God - now that's what you call punishment!
His punishment was he was shot then hanged by death now shut up
In 1969, the death penalty was abolished in the UK, for the crime of murder. From then on, there were only four capital offences - treason, espionage, arson against a royal dockyard, and piracy with violence. However the last execution was carried out in 1964, no further death penalties were given, and in 1998, the death penalty was fully abolished.
Yes. And he was acquitted of murder. Manslaughter shows an imperfect right of self-defense. Hence, Paul Hurth is NOT a murderer.
The belt, a form of corporal punishment in schools, was officially banned in Scotland in 1987. This ban was part of a larger movement to end physical punishment in schools and promote more positive forms of discipline.
This is a controversial subject as capital punishment in general is a system being scrutinized. However, there tends to be a shift towards making capital punishment as humane as possible. In America right now, lethal injection has been given much support for being quick and painless... and therefore seen as more humane. However, new data has shown that a person put through lethal injection can still feel feel pain. It is now being criticized as well for being an inhumane method of capital punishment. Much more information can be found in the wikipedia site, if searched Capital Punishment.
You would be born in 1966 if you are 44 right now. (As of 2010, when the answer was originally given.)
Given the current date of February 2010, you would be 32 years old.