Death Penalty First Test

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Fermin v. Georgia

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Called the death penalty arbitrary, temporarily halted the death penalty in America.

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Firing squad

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A form of execution where there are 5 people with guns. One of the guns gets a blank so the people who fire the guns feel like they didn't kill someone. If done properly is the most humane.

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Jury nullification

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Finds someone guilty, but not guilty on principle. Meaning that the jury determines if the person actually gets punishment.

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1930s

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This is the year that had the most executions in American history attributed to speakeasies and mob activities. There were 1,670 excutions.

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Pennsylvania

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The first state to stop public executions in 1834

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Gas chamber

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A form of execution where individuals are placed in a sealed room and gas is released into the room.

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Nevada

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Introduced the gas chamber in 1924

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1608

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First execution in USA, captain george Kendell.

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Super predator theory

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A theory from the 1990s that said young people (18-24 year olds) were remorse less criminals.

Now the theory considered false, but this greatly increased the incarceration rate.

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Roper v. Simmons (2005)

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The supreme court decided thay Children can't be executed.

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Juveniles

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Can't get life without parole, or be executed in the United States.

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Kitty genovese

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A famous of woman from new york that was stabbed in front of an apartment building, and then the man ran away and came back and stabbed and raped her, and no one helped.

Although 70 years later news stations retracted this story saying it was over dramatized.

The case was landmark in changing a cities perspective on crime, and started many tough on crime initiatives.

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Bystander effect

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When in a crowd of people no one responds to anything because they believe someone else in the crowd will.

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Son of sam

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1976 l. Berkowitz called himself the son of sam and would ambush people in their cars. He wrote notes to the police and taunted them. He said his neighbor's dog demanded the blood of pretty young girls because he was possessed by a demon.

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1st degree murder

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Planned and pre meditated (organized)

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2nd degree murder

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Someone is murdered but it isn't planned.

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3rd degree murder

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When you don't plan to kill someone but do.

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Stand your ground

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A law that states that if you are in your home you can defend yourself with equal force, sometimes even lethal.

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Involuntary manslaughter

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An example would be getting into a car crash and the passenger dies.

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Aggravating circumstances

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Things that add onto penalties. Theft, rape etc.

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Mitigating circumstances

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Things that subtract from a penalty, a past of abuse etc etc

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Atkins v. Virginia

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Executing people with intellectual disabilities is unconstitutional violates the 8th amendment.

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8th amendment

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No cruel and unusual punishments

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8th amendment

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No cruel and unusual punishments

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Mootness

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Doesn't matter

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Lethal injection

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A form of execution where a variety of different chemicals are injected into the veins. Some states have 1 injection, some use 3 injections.

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Evolving sense of dignity

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Over periods of time ideas of what is humane and what is not change.

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Progressive period

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1907-1917, 6 states abolished the death penalty (was reinstated 10 years later)

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Gregg v Georgia

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Ended furman v. Georgia

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Gregg v Georgia

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Ended furman v. Georgia

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Habeus corpus review

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Federal courts review state courts

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Roper v. Simmons

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Executions of juveniles is unconstitutional

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Last public execution

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1936 20000 people showed up to watch

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Last public execution

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1936 20000 people showed up to watch

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Lynching

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Extra judicial executions. Often motivated by race. People were often tortured and burned.

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Electric death comission

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Tried to find more efficient way to kill condomned killers.

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Electric chair

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A form of execution created by thomas edison.

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Kings bench action

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An action so important it must immediately go to supreme court.

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Commutation

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Ends sentence

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Pardon

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Wipes crime off of record.

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Saturday night massacre

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The night that richard nixon fired multiple people over the water gate scandal.

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Alfred plea

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Soneone pleads guilty even if they are innocent so that they can get a lesser plea.