Capital Punishment has a history in the United States that includes public executions, accusations of the death penalty being cruel and unusual punishment, protests for and against capital punishment, and most recently numerous findings of errors in convictions resulting in many former death row inmates being released due to proof of their innocence. ... According to The Bureau of Justice statistics and history on the death penalty, in 1967 the Supreme Court ceased all executions until a ruling could be made on the constitutionality of capital punishment, in particular whether it could be cons...

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A racial discrepancy have existed all throughout the history of capitol punishment and although racism is no longer acceptable in our society it does still exist and in all probability still plays a role in trials. ... Another key factor that has played a recent role in capitol cases is DNA testing. This testing only became available in the early 1990's due to advancements in science and technology. If DNA testing had not been discovered there are several cases where innocent people would have most likely been executed. ... The odds are high that if DNA testing had been available in earli...

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Levi Aron, is a convicted felon, and "his lawyers [] point[ed] to a history of "psychiatric disorders"" in order to plead insanity (Vaknin). ... "DNA testing and other conclusive forms of evidence" are used ensure that the person who committed the crime is caught ("Christian Doctrine"). ...

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Our history is replete with laws and judicial recognition that minors, especially in their earlier years, generally are less mature and responsible than adults."" ... The Stanford plurality rejected the third part of the test, namely, that the punishment is disproportionate to the severity of the crime and makes no measurable contribution to the deterrence of crime. ... There has been research conducted on the 91 juveniles who had been sentenced to death between 1973 and 1991 found that: - Almost half of those sentenced had troubled family histories and social backgrounds and problems such a...

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