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In a federal crime is the death penalty allowed regardless of what state the convicted is from?
Yes. It doesn't matter where you are from for the death penalty to be allowed, example you are from a state that doesn't have the death penalty and kill someone in a state that does. You can be put to death in a federal court (treason, killing a federal officer, and more) regardless of your state residency.
What is considered a felony in the state of Florida?
Any criminal offense that has a penalty set by law/statute of a fine of more than $1,000. and/or confinement in the state prison system for a period of more than 1 year.
What state had the most people executed in the death penalty?
AnswerThe state of Texas has performed more executions than any other states since the resumption of the death penalty in 1976; prior to that date, Virginia had led the nation.AnswerTexas has the most executions, but Virginia has the highest percentage of their population executed.For more information about the five states that use the death penalty most often, see Related Questions, below.
What costs more death penalty or life in jail in Kentucky?
The death penalty is much more expenseive than life in jail in Kentucky.
How much is the fine for treatening to kill?
It depends on the locality. In some U.S. states, the maximum penalty is life in prison, and in some other states, the maximum penalty is death.
A crime punishable by death or imprisonment in a federal or state penitentiary for more than a year is?
A Felony. Death penalty is restricted mostly for 1st degree murder.
What is the democratic veiwpont on the death penalty?
Republican Party and conservatives favor the death penalty more than the Democrats and liberals.
What percent of US States have the death penalty?
Thirty-four of the fifty states currently have the death penalty, or 68%For more information about the death penalty in the United States, see Related Questions, below.
Which part of the United States are you more likely to get shot by gun?
You're more likely to get shot by a gun in a state with loose gun control and without death penalty.
What are the arguments for the death penalty?
Is it against the 8th Amendmant? Is it justified in the state in which it is being used? Which costs more the Death Penalry or Life in Prision? In my research I found that It is against the 8th Amendmant being as it gives people the right to kill. For the 2nd one some methods of the death penalty aren't allowed in certain states because it is against their law. The Death Penalty could actually cost about the same or even more than life in Prision.
When did the Supreme Court outlaw the death penalty?
As of October 2009, fourteen states and the District of Columbia have abolished the death penalty; and New York has declared a portion of its capital punishment statute unconstitutional. The difference between New York's status and that of the other listed states is that, while their judiciary nullified a portion of the current death penalty law, the state hasn't passed legislation officially banning capital punishment.The number on the right indicates the year each state officially legislated against the death penalty.Alaska.......................1957Hawaii.......................1948Iowa.........................1965Maine........................1887Massachusetts............1984Michigan....................1846Minnesota..................1911North Dakota..............1973Rhode Island..............1984Vermont....................1964West Virginia..............1965Wisconsin..................1853Washington, DC..........1981New Jersey.................2007New Mexico................2009New York...................2004, 2007** State death penalty statute declared unconstitutional.
Is the death penalty about culture?
This statement is debatable. There are people who believe that America has a subculture of violence and that we glorify guns and are therefore more likely to use the death penalty. Compared to Europe who has abolished the death penalty and many believe they value human rights more than people in America. There is also a Southern Exceptionalism in which people in the south believe in and use the death penalty more because of its history of racial discrimination and it's subculture of violence.
