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How do you feel about the death penalty in the past?
The death penalty was extremely unfair for some people, but for the rest of us it was justice........ In the states the death penalty is still used in 37 states and by the Federal Government and the US Military.
How many states were there when the death penalty started?
There were the original 13 states, although the death penalty was established in the US long before the US was a separate nation.
Which US states currently have the death penalty How many people have died due to the death penalty laws in United States as of July 1 2014?
The death penalty is legal in 32 U.S. states. In the United States, 1,386 people have been executed.
How does the death penalty effect the states that currently have the death penalty?
Don't quite understand the question. The application of the death penalty is one of the rights preserved to the states. There is no federal law that addresses, it or forbids it. Currently 35 of the 50 states plus the US Government and US Military have a death penalty in effect, although several have not exercised it in some time.
Where in America can you not receive the death penalty?
only 15 states are safe from the death penalty. and there are 35 states thathave the death penalty including US government and military.AlaskaHawaiiIllinois (this year)IowaMaineMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotanew jerseynew Mexiconew yorknorth DakotaRhode islandVermontwest VirginaWisconsin and dist. of Columbia does not have the death penalty. these could change anytime
Is there capital punishment in all US states?
No. There are roughly 20 US states that either have no death penalty statute or have declared it unconstitutional.
Do you get the death penalty for killing three or more people?
(in the US) There is no 'automatic' death penalty if you kill a certain number of people. As a matter of fact not all US states even have the death penalty anymore. Every case is tried on its own merits, and the verdicts meted out accordingly.
Was the death penalty abolished 21st December 1965?
(in the US) You must be more specific with this question. Currently (03/2010) there are still 35 states plus the US military who still have the death penalty on the books.
How many states in the US allow the death penalty?
As of October 2009, 35 states use the death penalty, although not all states use it frequently.For a list of states that use capital punishment, see Related Questions, below.
Is the death penalty a law?
The "death penalty," also known as capital punishment, is not a law but a consequence for committing specific, serious crimes such as murder, treason, etc.Not all countries use capital punishment.
When did the death penalty get abolished?
In the United States, the death penalty was abolished in 1972 with the Furman v. Georgia case. However, it was reinstated in 1976 with the case of Gregg v. Georgia.Many American states still have the death penalty.
Where is the thesis in David Bruck's No Death Penalty?
Those of us who live in those states are getting to see the difference between the death penalty in theory and what happens when you actually try to use it.
