Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment is also known as
The death penalty
On average how long do people on death row stay in prison before being executed?
15 years 9 months.
Two-Part Trial: 1976, The Courts decided that death penalty cases should have two parts: one to decide _____, and one for __________.
guilt, punishment.
Since 1973, how many people on death row were proven innocent?
166
Support for the death penalty has declined from 80% in 1994 to this percentage today.
Out of the 50 states, how many still do the death penalty.
29 states.
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Can people with serious mental disabilities be executed?
The court stated in 2002 and 2014 that people with serious mental disabilities cannot be executed.
How many states no longer use the death penalty?
23
DNA testing has exposed flaws in the legal system, leading to exonerations through this organization.
What is the Innocence Project?
What is one crime that would get you the death penalty.
1st degree murder, treason, aggravated rape, murder of a law enforcement officer, and murder while under a life sentence.
What crime was he incarcerated for?
The murder of 4 people during a robbery.
True or false, Only juries, not judges, can decide if someone should be sentenced to death.
True
Who get the death penalty most often?
Black people
This man was the first death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence after being convicted in 1985.
Kirk Bloodsworth?
What is the name of the "Poster boy" of capital punishment.
Kevin Ray Underwood
What did he experience that led him to an anti-gang crusade?
He claimed to have a reawakening.
Furman Decision: 1972, The court said Death penalty laws were unfair if they let judges or decide the Punishment _______ ____ _____?
Without clear rules
T/F: The death penalty has been proven to deter crime.
F
Misidentification, false confessions, and unreliable witnesses are all common causes of these.
What are wrongful convictions?
What crime did Kevin Ray Underwood commit
Murder of a little girl.
What is the name of the book he released?
Life in Prison
Can the Court give the death penalty just for raping a child?
In 2008, The Court said you cant give the death penalty just for raping a child if the child doesnt die.
What do people believe works just as well as the death penalty?
Life in prison
Growing public opposition to capital punishment has led to increased support for this sentencing alternative.
What is life imprisonment without parole?