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The Death Penalty The prototypical case for capital punishment would be that of Lawrence Singleton — the man who, in 1979, raped 15-year-old Mary Vincent in California and then chopped her arms off with an ax. The historical argument in favor of capital punishment has been the deterrent theory— that a person contemplating the crime of murder will be dissuaded by the prospect of being executed for his or her crime. Since the reenactment of capital punishment, several dozen condemned prisoners have been released from death row when their convictions were overturned — in some cases where the evidence of their innocence was unmistakable. crimemagazine.com /cp101.htm   (4373 words)

Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty Even strong death penalty supporters recognize that capital punishment is wrong for people with the mind of a child. Canada originally refused to extradite suspected mass murderer Charles Ng to California for a trial. Lack of public support for capital punishment and various legal challenges reduced the execution rate to near zero by 1967. www.religioustolerance.org /execut3.htm   (4373 words)

Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Dominican Republic: Capital Punishment Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Dominican Republic: Capital Punishment Though both angry, Annie Sánchez from the Dominican Republic and Jason Shattles from the United States offer two very different reactions to the death of California former gang member, Stanley Williams. www.globalvoicesonline.org /2005/12/14/dominican-republic-capital-punishment   (142 words)

Ree.Rep >>See also Abortion--Federal funding--National referendum; Affirmative action--California program; Belarus; Capital punishment--Reinstating; Constitution--Amending; Constitutional Reform--Charlottetown Accord; Education--Newfoundland religion-based school system; European Union--Maastricht accord; Newfoundland--Confederation; Nisga'a land clam--Agreement in principle; Ontario; Quebec--Confederation; Quebec distinct society status--Constitutional entrenchment; Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995); Quebec sovereignty referendum (post 1995); Senate--Abolition www.parl.gc.ca /english/hansard/indexe/r-35-2_2-e.html   (827 words)

Capital Punishment: Guide to Library Resources Full-text reports on a number of issues relating to capital punishment including race and the death penalty, politicizing the death penalty, crisis in death penalty representation, law enforcement views, innocence and the death penalty, and the cost of capital punishment. Provides an overview of capital punishment through the ages, addressing the history of capital punishment from the seventeenth century B.C.E. to the present and covering controversies, particular cases, and attitudes toward the death penalty in many countries. Contains an overview of the topic, a summary of legal issues relating to capital punishment, a chronological history of the subject, biographical information on important figures in the field, and a complete annotated bibliography. www.msjc.edu /sjclibrary/research/capitalpun.htm   (972 words)

California District Attorneys, Attorney General's Office and Others Release Death Penalty Study "District attorneys have grown tired of the rhetoric and misinformation used by those seeking to abolish capital punishment. California's death penalty law targets only the worst murderers and district attorneys rarely seek the death penalty for qualifying cases. Every case is automatically appealed to the California Supreme Court and capital defendants are allowed to directly and collaterally (through habeas corpus) challenge their conviction at every level of state and federal courts. caag.state.ca.us /newsalerts/2003/03-034.htm   (972 words)

death penalty news--ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, OHIO, GEORGIA, DELWARE Capital punishment was reinstated in Ohio in 1981. Under a new California law that makes a murder committed in the course of a carjacking punishable by death, the jury convicted Holland of 1st-degree murder in the 1st part of the trial. Ohio Public Defender David H. Bodiker has asked the 6th Circuit to return the case to U.S. District Court in Columbus. legalminds.lp.findlaw.com /list/deathpenalty/msg00991.html   (2413 words)

Left Coast Unitarian: Crime and punishment Making punishment fit the criminal leads to its own problems, and hightlights some issues with capital punishment as it is currently implemented in California. In general, I like to say there are two ways of thinking about crime and punishment: make the punishment fit the crime vs. make the punishment fit the criminal. In principal it is a great idea to look at the offendor and their circumstances and find the most fitting punishment, but in practice this can be problematic. leftcoastunitarian.blogspot.com /2005/12/crime-and-punishment.html   (720 words)

Dawn's Brain: the mesmerizing world of charles manson Manson and several of his murderer-followers were sentenced to death, but their sentences were commuted to life in prison after the California Supreme Court tossed out capital punishment in 1972. C harles Manson is currently incarcerated at California State Prison, Corcoran. I was understanding myself better, had a positive outlook on life, and knew how to direct my energies to each day and each task. www.dawnsbrain.com /manson/index.html   (720 words)

CNN - No parole, but encouragement for Manson follower - May 29, 1998 The sentences were changed to life in prison in 1972 when a U.S. Supreme Court decision temporarily halted capital punishment. The three Board of Prison Terms commissioners heard psychological reports that were "somewhat favorable, but not favorable enough" to release her, said Lt. Robert Sebald, spokesman for the California Institution for Women. FRONTERA, California (CNN) -- A prison board denied parole Thursday to Leslie Van Houten, convicted murderer and Charles Manson follower, but it reduced the waiting time for her next hearing to one year. www.cnn.com /US/9805/29/manson.accomplice.parole   (720 words)

The Militant - October 6, 2003 -- SWP takes ‘not voting’ stance on Proposition 54 It is worth remembering that far more working people are executed by a policeman’s bullet, chokehold, or hog-tying than by lethal injection or electrocution, even with the unrelenting climb in state-sanctioned murders since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976. I have been asked whether I support or oppose Proposition 54, the proposed amendment to the California constitution that is on the recall election ballot. According to the Official Voter Information Guide Proposition 54 is supposed to “prohibit state and local governments from using race, ethnicity, color or national origin to classify current or prospective students, contractors or employees in public education, contracting, or employment operations.” www.themilitant.com /2003/6734/673455.html   (784 words)

Arg/Against Prop 196 It is clear that the existence of capital punishment in California already COSTS TAXPAYERS MILLIONS of dollars due to the more extensive police work and court proceedings involved--much more than the cost of sentences to life in prison without possibility of parole. Church leaders recognize that Proposition 196 is likely to harm suspects at lower income levels. Plea bargains and separate trials also mean that in cases involving several defendants it is not unusual for the most culpable person to be spared the death penalty that is given to others. primary96.ss.ca.gov /e/ballot/196again1.html   (784 words)

Catholics Against Capital Punishment Following is a list of publications, visual materials, and organizational websites considered to be of special interest to Catholic individuals and groups involved in activities relating to the death penalty. A legal document, designed to be notarized when signed, in which an individual signifies that if he or she is ever a victim of a homicide, he/she does not want the murderer to be executed. Please note that this list includes only those resources that are specifically Catholic-oriented, and that space limitations preclude the addition of hundreds of others (national, international, state, religious and secular) that may be of value. www.cacp.org /pages/587879/index.htm   (2278 words)

Death Penalty Focus California, which has executed only 11 people since 1976, should give up on capital punishment altogether, like 12 U.S. states and most of what is often referred to as the "civilized world." Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should cancel Williams' execution, scheduled for Dec. 13, and Williams should spend the rest of his days in jail. In an unintended consequence of the lengthening gap between conviction and execution in California, Williams has had an opportunity to transform his life from one of violence and drugs to one that serves the social good. Mounting evidence that innocent people were on death row led Illinois to impose a moratorium on executions in 2000, and the pace of executions elsewhere has slowed because of similar concerns. www.deathpenalty.org   (1028 words)

New England [Definition] New England lead the rest of the country in abolishing the death penaltyCapital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. New Hampshire and Connecticut are the only New England states with capital punishmentCapital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. New England has long been inhabited by AlgonquianThe Algonquian (also Algonkian) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic language family (others are Wiyot and Yurok of northwestern California). www.wikimirror.com /New_England   (1028 words)

The Death Penalty Debate This project by members of a university composition class at University of Texas, sharply divided in their stand on the death penalty, presents statements on all the major pro and con arguments, plus papers written by the students on various aspects of capital punishment. Two university students respond to the reintroduction of capital punishment in Kansas in 1994. Kansas provides the death penalty in cases of capital murder given one of seven aggravating circumstances; persons determined to be mentally retarded are excluded from capital sentencing. justice.uaa.alaska.edu /death/debate.html   (2593 words)

Governor & Condemned Man (Public Affairs) by Dick Meister But he insisted that Chessman was guilty and that as long as capital punishment was on California's statute books, he had no choice but to "uphold and faithfully execute" the law. Chessman was condemned, not for killing anyone, but under a California law, since repealed, that made "kidnapping for the purpose of robbery, with bodily harm" a capital offense. Under California law, that would have required approval of the State Supreme Court, since Chessman had been convicted of more than one felony, and the court previously had voted 4-3 against commutation. www.dickmeister.com /id82.html   (637 words)

Death Row Capital Punishment: From the California Department of Corrections; includes a roster of death row inmates; death penalty statistics; a history of the death penalty in California; a record of inmates receiving sentences of death in California from 1893 to the present; and photos of death row facilities. The Death Penalty in North Carolina: A history of the use of the death penalty in North Carolina since 1910, when the power to execute criminals for capital crimes was transferred from local authorities to the state. Death Row and Executions: From the Arizona Department of Corrections; includes a roster of death row inmates; death penalty statistics; a history of the death penalty in Arizona; and a record of inmates receiving sentences of life imprisonment or death in Arizona from 1875 to 1967 and executions from 1910 to the present. justice.uaa.alaska.edu /death/deathrow.html   (637 words)

Death Row Capital Punishment: From the California Department of Corrections; includes a roster of death row inmates; death penalty statistics; a history of the death penalty in California; a record of inmates receiving sentences of death in California from 1893 to the present; and photos of death row facilities. The Death Penalty in North Carolina: A history of the use of the death penalty in North Carolina since 1910, when the power to execute criminals for capital crimes was transferred from local authorities to the state. Death Row and Executions: From the Arizona Department of Corrections; includes a roster of death row inmates; death penalty statistics; a history of the death penalty in Arizona; and a record of inmates receiving sentences of life imprisonment or death in Arizona from 1875 to 1967 and executions from 1910 to the present. justice.uaa.alaska.edu /death/deathrow.html   (4109 words)

Capital Punishment: Guide to Library Resources Full-text reports on a number of issues relating to capital punishment including race and the death penalty, politicizing the death penalty, crisis in death penalty representation, law enforcement views, innocence and the death penalty, and the cost of capital punishment. Provides an overview of capital punishment through the ages, addressing the history of capital punishment from the seventeenth century B.C.E. to the present and covering controversies, particular cases, and attitudes toward the death penalty in many countries. Contains an overview of the topic, a summary of legal issues relating to capital punishment, a chronological history of the subject, biographical information on important figures in the field, and a complete annotated bibliography. www.msjc.edu /sjclibrary/research/capitalpun.htm   (972 words)

Edmund Kemper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia At the time of Kemper's murder spree in Santa Cruz, another serial killer named Herbert Mullin was also active, earning the small Californian town the dubious title of "Murder Capital Of The World." Kemper and Mullin were briefly held in adjoining cells, with the former angrily accusing the latter of stealing his body-dumping sites. He asked for the death penalty but, with capital punishment suspended at that time, he instead received life imprisonment. Edmund Emil Kemper III (born December 18, 1948, in Burbank, California), aka The Co-ed Killer, is a serial killer who was active in the early 1970s. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ed_Kemper   (670 words)

Death Penalty Links "A Conservative Case Against Capital Punishment," by Carl M. Cannon. Full statement of Paul G. Cassell, Associate Law Professor at the University of Utah, given to the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, concerning claims of innocence in capital cases. Includes summaries of recent cases of interest in California, U.S. Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court, with index of amicus curiae briefs filed by CJLF. www.clarkprosecutor.org /html/links/dplinks.htm   (670 words)

Death Penalty Links Listing of world countries that permit capital punishment, or have outlawed capital punishment and the year it was outlawed. Thoughts on the Torah and punishment by Rabbi Stephen Pearce, Jewish Bulletin of Northern California.(1996) List of Executions in 2004 by name and state; Number of executions since 1976 by state and race; List of jurisdictions with or without death penalty; Current death row population by state and race. www.clarkprosecutor.org /html/links/dplinks.htm   (670 words)

Study: Homicides up during time of executions The United Kingdom Royal Commission on Capital Punishment (1949-1953) examined the available statistics on jurisdictions which had abolished or ceased using the death penalty for murder. San Francisco, CA: On the third anniversary of the execution of Robert Alton Harris, a dramatic new study shows that homicides increased twice as fast during the years in which California carried out executions as when there were no executions in the state. The study also found that, in the four months preceding Harris' death, the average monthly number of homicides in California was 306. prisonactivist.org /death-penalty/dpstudy.html   (1855 words)

Death Penalty Links at Captial Defender's Toolbox / Capital Defense Weekly Death Penalty and Its Use: 1997 Talk of the Nation discussion on capital punishment between judges Alex Kozinski and Stephen Reinhardt of the Ninth Circuit. Death Penalty Perspective, The - a view on capital punishment and the ramifications from a victim's point of view. Death Penalty Institute of Oklahoma - serves the media and the public with anaalysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. www.capitaldefenseweekly.com /abolitionlinks.htm   (1855 words)

Death Penalty Links Legal Times news article descibing how the U.S. Department of Justice decides who is charged and tried for capital murder, and who isn't, under the newly expanded federal capital punishment law. An organization created by the father of a murder victim, dedicated to bringing judicial reform on behalf of law and order and crime victims, with an emphasis on California laws and legislation. Includes summaries of recent cases of interest in California, U.S. Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court, with index of 30+ amicus curiae briefs filed by CJLF in cases ranging from panhandling ordinances to the death penalty. www.clarkprosecutor.org /html/death/dplinks.htm   (1855 words)

POSC302 AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II (Smith) F00 Penry v Lynaugh, 492 US 302 (1989) [capital punishment] McClesky v Kemp, 481 US 279 (1987) [capital punishment] Regents of the Univ. of California v Bakke, 438 US 265 (1978) [aff. www.acad.carleton.edu /curricular/POSC/classes/Posc302/F00   (619 words)

9911.green.m4 This gave rise to a problem that still hampers the courts: Unable to abolish capital punishment in the legislature, defense lawyers have sought to institute a de facto halt to executions by stalling cases in court. Harris and his lawyers challenged the quality of his psychiatric evaluation, claimed California's gas chamber was unconstitutional, and argued that the death penalty discriminated against younger killers, males, and those who killed whites. While Harris is a metaphor for the conservative case against the current capital justice system, Patterson's case has been seized upon by abolitionists. www.washingtonmonthly.com /features/1999/9911.green.m4   (3850 words)

State postpones Morales execution / Ethical dilemma for doctors: 'This is a job for an executioner, not a physician' Priscilla Ray, a Houston psychiatrist who is chairman of the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, said the organization's opposition to physician participation in capital punishment was codified in 1980 and updated several times during the 1990s. Ray said that only a handful of states give its ethical guidelines the force of law, and California is not one of them. Sullivan said that he personally opposes capital punishment, which he sees as a "futile exercise.'' www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/02/22/CMA.TMP   (984 words)

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