Capital punishment in the United States

(Hair) Name of case: 1977 Cold case Riverside Murder Victims:James Anagnos Suspect:Frank Wright Overview: The DNA test showed that the hair belonged to Frank Wright, who died in 2002 from complications related to alcohol abuse, said Sgt. Scott Brown of the Riverside County sheriff Central Homicide Unit. James Anagnos, who was known as “Jimmy the Greek,” was found dead Oct. 18, 1977 inside his bar at closing time, Brown said. Anagnos was stabbed 20 times with a steak knife and had been hit…

that they were relevant to his defense, nor provide a testimony about Mr. Youk’s condition and his “desire to end life”, aside from the video tape which showed his obvious suffering. The Hemlock Society's chief proponent of doctor assisted suicide states that “the verdict had nothing to with Dr. Kevorkian nor the videotape”; instead, this was more to do with “the contempt that the government has for people like Thomas Youk and other patients who are suffering painful deaths everyday”, and not…

Bushman uses a huge amount of statistics in order to defend his argument. He writes about the percentage of ethnicities in death row, the amount of false killings, and even the top five countries with the most capital punishment. This really defends his argument and allows his reader to know that there is a sense of logos in his paper. On the other hand, Feingold does not have a fair use of statistics. Feingold primarily uses the sense of pathos by providing upsetting…

Ex-Boyfriend Charged in Correction Officers Execution-Style Murder Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez made it known that a 35 year old man is being prosecuted for the murder of a New York Correction officer who was killed while in her car at Bergen Beach Brooklyn. The accused's girlfriend is being charged with obstructing the law. Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said "Officer Alastasia Bryan was unable to defend herself as she was ambushed in what can only be described as a…

the death penalty in a country where thirty-one out of fifty states favor it.…

Have you ever been treated wrong and felt it was right to set out for revenge? The article "Blocking the Transmission of Violence" by Alex Kotlowitz talks about Martin Torres and Zale Hoddenbach and their involvement in a Chicago program called Ceasefire which is supposed to stop violence in it's tracks. Revenge is not justified because by seeking revenge it can cause you to go to jail, may cause you to feel guilty or may cause more harm to yourself. Revenge is not justified because it may…

Welcome back to APKN, the world’s latest and greatest news channel. Today’s story is a very hot topic – quite literally! There has been a report of three people, two of which are child delinquents, rescuing 5 eight-year-old children from being burnt alive in a church fire. APKN has confirmation from local school teacher Jerry Wood that the young children are unharmed. “‘Are…’ – I felt weak – ‘are the little kids okay?’ ‘Just fine. A little frightened maybe’” (Lowry 96). Ponyboy…

kingdom was one of the most well-known set of ancient laws: Hammurabi’s Code. While there were a number of laws that dealt mostly with property rights of builders, merchants, and general property owners, there were several laws that stipulated punishments that many people might now consider to be barbaric and immoral. The code is well known for helping to coin the phrase, “eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,” due to the laws stating that if a man takes another man’s eye or knocks out his…

Most states have enacted statutes, which limit the time in which crimes can be prosecuted. These time limits are referred to as "Statutes of Limitations." Once the statute of limitations has expired, it becomes an absolute bar to prosecution. Out of the fifty states in the nation, only two do not have a statute of limitations when it comes to criminal cases. South Carolina and Wyoming. What is a Statute of Limitations? A statute of limitation is a law that prevents a person or government…

A story of two boys convicted of murder, and why one should be released. Former Navy SEALS Dustin Turner and Billy Joe Brown was convicted of murder in 1995. Twenty-one-year-old Jennifer Evens followed Turner to his car, a drunken Brown met with them shortly after. Before long, the murder of Jennifer took place, a murder Dustin Turner had no part in. Before Turner could stop him, Brown snapped the young woman’s neck. Scared and confused, Brown forced Turner to continue driving, help in burying…