When did the Supreme Court outlaw the death penalty?

Answer 1

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.

1. Alaska.......................1957
2. Hawaii.......................1948
3. Iowa.........................1965
   
4. Maine........................1887
5. Massachusetts............1984
6. Michigan....................1846
7. Minnesota..................1911
8. North Dakota..............1973
9. Rhode Island..............1984
10. Vermont....................1964
11. West Virginia..............1965
12. Wisconsin..................1853
13. Washington, DC..........1981
14. New Jersey.................2007
    
15. New Mexico................2009
16. New York...................2004, 2007*

* State death penalty statute declared unconstitutional.

Answer 2

what country are you asking about, please be more specific, for instance the USA still carries a death penalty in some states, as where here in Canada we do NOT have a death penalty.