PPT-The Death Penalty in the United States

By Isaid Cruz Introduction Capital Punishment is Legal in 31 out of the 50 states in the union and is applied as a civil and military manner The method of execution most widely used since the reinstatement of the Death Penalty in 1976 is lethal injection In 2016 there has been 12 executions up to this day totaling to 1435 prisoners executed since the reinstatement of executions of 1976 and currently 3002 inmates are serving a death sentence in our nations jails deathpenaltyinfoorg. By: Bobbi Brown. History of the . D. eath . P. enalty. The first ever death penalty was dated back to the Eighteenth century B.C., in code of king . Hammaurabi. of Babylon, which stated that the death penalty was acceptable for only 25 crimes. In the Seventh Century B.C.’s the Athens code made the death penalty the only punishment for a crime. But in the Tenth Century A.D. hanging became the usual method of execution in Britain.. October 24, 2014. 2. Basics. 1. The death penalty is . never required or necessary. 3. Each decision must be your own not influenced by harassment or interference from others. 2. Explaining. , justifying, convincing . Content Warning. © AI. What is the Death Penalty?. Artwork on the wall of Abu Salim Prison in Tripoli, Libya. 15 March, 2014. © Amnesty International. Sentenced to Death. Death Sentences 2014. Where?. A definition of Capital punishment:. Capital punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. . Crimes . that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offenses.. Chapter Nine. Incarceration Trends in America. From . 1980 to 2008, the number of people incarcerated in America quadrupled-from roughly 500,000 to 2.3 million people. Today, the US is 5% of the World population and has 25% of world prisoners.. The death penalty has a long history; it began in colonial America.. It is restricted to the most serious crimes, murder and treason.. Furman v. Georgia (1972). The Supreme Court held that the death penalty, as applied, was unconstitutional under the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the 8. punishment. . in. . the. UK. at common law. early Norman times – felonies (castration or blinding). by the 13th century – all felonies (death by hanging, being drawn and qua. r. tered. for treason). A definition of Capital punishment:. Capital punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. . Crimes . that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offenses.. Aurelie Tabuteau Mangels. , Mental Illness Initiative Fellow, American Bar Association’s Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, Washington, D.C.. Greg Hansch. , Public Policy Director, NAMI Texas, Austin, Texas. Kayla Daniels. Jonathan Clarke. Laurie Ann . Sicot. Michael . Hartgrove. Legal Definition & Synonyms. Death penalty: The court- ordered imposition of a sentence of execution as punishment for a crime. (legal definition). Wednesday, March 26, 2014. 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST . Peter . Quinter, Attorney. Customs . and International Trade Law Group,. Gray Robinson, P.A.. 954-270-1864. peter.quinter@gray-robinson.com. Do you have questions about importing/exporting? . © AI. What is the Death Penalty?. Artwork on the wall of Abu Salim Prison in Tripoli, Libya. 15 March, 2014. © Amnesty International. Sentenced to Death. Death Sentences 2014. Where?. Methods of Execution. session. 3, 20 . oct. 2014. Miljen Matijašević. E-mail: . miljen.matijasevic. @. gmail.com. Office: G10, room 6 (1st floor). Tue. , 15:30-16:30. Today’s session. Revision of the last session (Crime). Stephanie Shumate. Table of Contents. Reflection Page Before Assignment. Article 1: The Death Penalty and Public Information on its use. Article 2: Science and the Death Penalty: DNA, Innocence, and the Debate over Capital Punishment in the United States.