The death penalty is a legal process where an inmate on death row is sent to execution as punishment for the offense committed. It is a controversial issue where it comes into question if it should be legal. Those who agree with the death penalty argue that it deters people from committing crimes or that without it some criminals would continue to commit crimes.
Those who disagree with the death penalty argue that there are innocent people are wrongly executed, some criminals are suffering from mental illness, added cost to the government and taxpayer’s money, and it continues the cycle of violence.
Introduction
Addressing how the death penalty has over the years been a controversial issue not just for the average person, but as well judges. I will be discussing how the death penalty has been used then called illegal and then reinstituted again. My opinion on the death penalty is that it should be considered illegal. It may be coming from an emotional standpoint to the idea that there have been mistakes made and cases later brought to attention people have …show more content…
The first procedural reform was divided into two trials. In the first trial, there are separate group discussion on regards to the defendant being guilty and the penalty phases of the trial. It is not until after the jury has decided whether their defendant is guilty of capital murder where a decision can be made on whether to sentence to death. The second reform was the practice of automatic appellate review of the convictions as well as the sentence. The third reform was proportionality review. What this review does is let the state pinpoint and remove sentencing discrepancies. Therefore, this gives the state appellate court the opportunity to compare the legal punished and time spent punished in the case being reviewed with other cases within the state in order to see if is too large or too small in
Those who disagree with the death penalty argue that there are innocent people are wrongly executed, some criminals are suffering from mental illness, added cost to the government and taxpayer’s money, and it continues the cycle of violence.
Introduction
Addressing how the death penalty has over the years been a controversial issue not just for the average person, but as well judges. I will be discussing how the death penalty has been used then called illegal and then reinstituted again. My opinion on the death penalty is that it should be considered illegal. It may be coming from an emotional standpoint to the idea that there have been mistakes made and cases later brought to attention people have …show more content…
The first procedural reform was divided into two trials. In the first trial, there are separate group discussion on regards to the defendant being guilty and the penalty phases of the trial. It is not until after the jury has decided whether their defendant is guilty of capital murder where a decision can be made on whether to sentence to death. The second reform was the practice of automatic appellate review of the convictions as well as the sentence. The third reform was proportionality review. What this review does is let the state pinpoint and remove sentencing discrepancies. Therefore, this gives the state appellate court the opportunity to compare the legal punished and time spent punished in the case being reviewed with other cases within the state in order to see if is too large or too small in