Timothy Ring Case Study

Timothy Ring was convicted of capital felony murder after robbing an armored truck and killing the driver. In Arizona an offender is normally sentence to the death penalty if they are convicted for premeditated murder. However, the Arizona law does states that Ring can be sentenced to the death penalty if the judge finds any aggravating circumstance within the case. After the judge heard testimony from Ring’s accomplices the judge found that there were two aggravating factors within the case. Therefore, the judge impose the death penalty without any jury and sentenced Ring to death.The issue within this case was trying to figure if the Arizona capital sentencing violates Timothy Ring Six Amendment. The Six Amendment states jury trial guarantees that the judge has to find sufficient facts to impose the death sentence.
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The ruling allowed the judge to sentence Ring to death without there …show more content…
The judge was trying to do what was morally right and make sure this offender pays his debt to society. I believe also the discretion that the judge made brought justice to the victims family. In the criminal justice system the main purpose is to serve justice. I do think that justice was served. I’m not a fan of the death penalty but I guess the judge was. It’s important that when people commit cruel crimes in this natural that they receive cruel punishment.
I do agree with the ruling within this case. I think the judge should have the discretion to be able to make a punishment more lenient or cruel under certain circumstances. The Arizona law states that the judge can sentence a person to the death penalty if they find any aggravating circumstances, which they were found. The judge follow the Arizona law guidelines that was giving and executed his discretion in a way he thought was properly. It wasn’t like Ring had only committed a robbery and the judge was sentencing him to death. Someone lost their