Capital punishment in the United States

Life in prison.The rest of life spent in a bleak prison where everyday looks the same. In the United States this is the lightest sentence a murderer can receive. The most severe punishment is execution. Some citizens agree with this “eye for an eye” scenario and many who think it is far too harsh of a punishment. Many times it is simply easier to say a death for death no matter the context and not look into the factors that lead up to the murder. Truman Capote in his book In Cold Blood not only…

When presented with a difficult and heartbreaking case, it may be hard for one to reach a verdict. To decide whether one is innocent or not, one must evaluate all given evidence and testimonies. As a juror on the case of Maria Santiago, I was given the opportunity to find if Santiago was guilty in the murder of Allison Santiago, her six month old daughter. After evaluating all the evidence given, I have come to the conclusion that I have formed no reasonable doubt towards this case, therefore my…

What constitutes cruel and unusual punishment? To Truman Capote, capital punishment came in direct violation of the 8th Amendment, regardless of the crime.. This was evident when he graphically described the hanging of Lowell Lee Andrews, a cellmate of the murderers in In Cold Blood. When initially written, Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood was a revolutionary novel. By exploring the quadruple murder which shocked a quiet Kansas town, Capote brought the genre of true crime to life as well as the…

Why would Rae Concha intentionally kill Jason Johnson, his best friend with his Adderall? It is a known fact that Jason died, and that Adderall and alcohol was found in his body but was it really Rae Concha that caused it? Dr. Casey Burke testified that Jason’s abuse of alcohol caused cardiac arrest, killing him. He got all of the information to get to this conclusion from the autopsy that Dr. Ricki Sanchez did, and from Jason’s previous medical records. If there is an issue with his examination…

Criminal Justice Response The case of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study was discovered by the press in 1972 (Brandt, 1978). According to the author Susan Reverby, the news article was titled “Syphilis Victims in U.S. Study Went Untreated for 40 years.” This article caused a major public outcry. People reacted negatively to the to the story, and compared the Tuskegee Study to genocide (Reverby, 2009). At this point, over 100 of the 600 test subjects had died from untreated syphilis (Brandt, 1978). The…

In the movie Law Abiding citizen it is about a man who goes through a traumatizing event where his wife and his daughter were killed in raped by a man named, Clarence Darby. There was two suspects Darby and Rupert Ames, they were both convicted of murder and Ames was sent to death row, but Darby the one who did the killing and raping made a plea deal with Nick Rice rising prosecutor at the time. Clyde the husband and father of the two that were killed was furious at the idea that one serves the…

(Kashatus). To this day, this handprint of the suspected Molly Maguire remains. These men faced many hardships and their supposed tactics were extremely controversial, however, their story is an everlasting inspiration to the working class of the United States of America. In the story of the Molly Maguires, there are quite a few gaping holes. If one were to look…

here this afternoon to fight for your rights: your right to deny death penalty; your right to no cruel or unusual punishments; your right to say Who exactly, gives us the right to kill? If killing is wrong, then why are we allowed to kill? According to John Grisham. The eighth amendment states that, Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment. Today I will present research conducted by those who make their belief clear; this research will show you that,…

Thank you jury for being so cooperative and pacient during this case. Without you we would not be able to bring this case to an end and bring justice to our client. This should be a safe town to live in, but with people like Tom Robinson raping girls, that will never be obtainable. It is without a doubt Tom Robinson’s doing because of all of the evidence stacked up against him. Tom Robinson has caused harm to our client to an unspeakable amount and because of this he should be prosecuted and…

James Williams Dr. Wenneker ENGWR 300 1 March 2018 Death Penalty, Right or Wrong? Do bad people deserve to die? This question has and still is being debated ever since humans beings discovered the power of thinking for ourselves in a logical manner. In today’s society, most people feel that they must maintain the appearance of what society considers acceptable when in public. When in public, a person may be asked a very important question that reflects their mannerisms. When in the presence of…