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Reviving The Death Penalty
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"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" is one of the oldest and most
famous sayings in the world. It comes from the Mosaic Law in the Bible and it
is an edict that has ruled millions for thousands of years. Today the issue of
capital punishment has our nation split down the middle. The two si ....
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....he prohibition against "cruel and unusual punishment" (Bedau
1). Four years later the Supreme Court reversed its decision in Gregg v. Georgia.
They held the death penalty for murder and rape was not unconstitutional. The
next year executions resumed, and by 1991, some 2,350 person were under death
sentences in 36 states. About 150 prisoners including one woman, had been
executed. Current capital statutes authorize a trial court to impose either a
life or death sentence only after a post conv.... |
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