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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Puerto Rico's constitution expressly forbids capital punishment, stating "The death penalty shall not exist", setting it apart from all U.S. states and territories other than Michigan, which also has a constitutional prohibition (eleven other states and the District of Columbia have abolished capital punishment through...
What US state prohibits the death penalty in its constitution?
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570fef8a5ab6b819003910df
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Puerto Rico's constitution expressly forbids capital punishment, stating "The death penalty shall not exist", setting it apart from all U.S. states and territories other than Michigan, which also has a constitutional prohibition (eleven other states and the District of Columbia have abolished capital punishment through...
How many US states have passed laws outlawing the death penalty?
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570fef8a5ab6b819003910e0
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Puerto Rico's constitution expressly forbids capital punishment, stating "The death penalty shall not exist", setting it apart from all U.S. states and territories other than Michigan, which also has a constitutional prohibition (eleven other states and the District of Columbia have abolished capital punishment through...
Under what jurisdiction can capital offenses still be committed in Puerto Rico?
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5ad3f298604f3c001a3ff8b9
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Puerto Rico's constitution expressly forbids capital punishment, stating "The death penalty shall not exist", setting it apart from all U.S. states and territories other than Michigan, which also has a constitutional prohibition (eleven other states and the District of Columbia have abolished capital punishment through...
What territory's constitution says "The death penalty shall definitely exist"?
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5ad3f298604f3c001a3ff8ba
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Puerto Rico's constitution expressly forbids capital punishment, stating "The death penalty shall not exist", setting it apart from all U.S. states and territories other than Michigan, which also has a constitutional prohibition (eleven other states and the District of Columbia have abolished capital punishment through...
What US state allows the death penalty in its constitution?
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5ad3f298604f3c001a3ff8bb
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Puerto Rico's constitution expressly forbids capital punishment, stating "The death penalty shall not exist", setting it apart from all U.S. states and territories other than Michigan, which also has a constitutional prohibition (eleven other states and the District of Columbia have abolished capital punishment through...
How many UK towns have passed laws outlawing the death penalty?
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5ad3f298604f3c001a3ff8bc
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Puerto Rico's constitution expressly forbids capital punishment, stating "The death penalty shall not exist", setting it apart from all U.S. states and territories other than Michigan, which also has a constitutional prohibition (eleven other states and the District of Columbia have abolished capital punishment through...
Under what jurisdiction can capital offenses never be committed in Puerto Rico?
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570feffa80d9841400ab3741
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Capital punishment was suspended in the United States from 1972 through 1976 primarily as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia. The last pre-Furman execution was that of Luis Monge on June 2, 1967. In this case, the court found that the death penalty was being imposed in an unconstitutional man...
In what year was the death penalty suspended in the US?
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570feffa80d9841400ab3742
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Capital punishment was suspended in the United States from 1972 through 1976 primarily as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia. The last pre-Furman execution was that of Luis Monge on June 2, 1967. In this case, the court found that the death penalty was being imposed in an unconstitutional man...
What Supreme Court case resulted in capital punishment being suspended?
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570feffa80d9841400ab3743
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Capital punishment was suspended in the United States from 1972 through 1976 primarily as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia. The last pre-Furman execution was that of Luis Monge on June 2, 1967. In this case, the court found that the death penalty was being imposed in an unconstitutional man...
Who was executed on June 2, 1967?
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570feffa80d9841400ab3744
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Capital punishment was suspended in the United States from 1972 through 1976 primarily as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia. The last pre-Furman execution was that of Luis Monge on June 2, 1967. In this case, the court found that the death penalty was being imposed in an unconstitutional man...
What amendment to the United States Constitution forbids cruel and unusual punishment?
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570feffa80d9841400ab3745
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Capital punishment was suspended in the United States from 1972 through 1976 primarily as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia. The last pre-Furman execution was that of Luis Monge on June 2, 1967. In this case, the court found that the death penalty was being imposed in an unconstitutional man...
In what year was the suspension of the death penalty in the United States ended?
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5ad3f2d0604f3c001a3ff8cb
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Capital punishment was suspended in the United States from 1972 through 1976 primarily as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia. The last pre-Furman execution was that of Luis Monge on June 2, 1967. In this case, the court found that the death penalty was being imposed in an unconstitutional man...
In what year was the death penalty allowed in the US?
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5ad3f2d0604f3c001a3ff8cc
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Capital punishment was suspended in the United States from 1972 through 1976 primarily as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia. The last pre-Furman execution was that of Luis Monge on June 2, 1967. In this case, the court found that the death penalty was being imposed in an unconstitutional man...
What Supreme Court case resulted in capital punishment being allowed?
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5ad3f2d0604f3c001a3ff8cd
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Capital punishment was suspended in the United States from 1972 through 1976 primarily as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia. The last pre-Furman execution was that of Luis Monge on June 2, 1967. In this case, the court found that the death penalty was being imposed in an unconstitutional man...
Who was executed on June 2, 1987?
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5ad3f2d0604f3c001a3ff8ce
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Capital punishment was suspended in the United States from 1972 through 1976 primarily as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia. The last pre-Furman execution was that of Luis Monge on June 2, 1967. In this case, the court found that the death penalty was being imposed in an unconstitutional man...
What amendment to the United States Constitution allows cruel and unusual punishment?
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5ad3f2d0604f3c001a3ff8cf
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Capital punishment was suspended in the United States from 1972 through 1976 primarily as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia. The last pre-Furman execution was that of Luis Monge on June 2, 1967. In this case, the court found that the death penalty was being imposed in an unconstitutional man...
In what year was the suspension of the death penalty in South America ended?
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570ff147b654c5140001f6d1
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Present-day statutes from across the nation use the same words and phrases, requiring modern executions to take place within a wall or enclosure to exclude public view. Connecticut General Statute § 54–100 requires death sentences to be conducted in an "enclosure" which "shall be so constructed as to exclude public vie...
What state's law says that death sentences must take place in an "enclosure"?
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570ff147b654c5140001f6d2
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Present-day statutes from across the nation use the same words and phrases, requiring modern executions to take place within a wall or enclosure to exclude public view. Connecticut General Statute § 54–100 requires death sentences to be conducted in an "enclosure" which "shall be so constructed as to exclude public vie...
What law has similar language to Missouri Revised Statute § 546.730?
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570ff147b654c5140001f6d3
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Present-day statutes from across the nation use the same words and phrases, requiring modern executions to take place within a wall or enclosure to exclude public view. Connecticut General Statute § 54–100 requires death sentences to be conducted in an "enclosure" which "shall be so constructed as to exclude public vie...
What state's law mandated that executions occur in ""room or place enclosed from public view"?
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570ff147b654c5140001f6d4
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Present-day statutes from across the nation use the same words and phrases, requiring modern executions to take place within a wall or enclosure to exclude public view. Connecticut General Statute § 54–100 requires death sentences to be conducted in an "enclosure" which "shall be so constructed as to exclude public vie...
Along with United States Code Title 18 § 3596, what federal law limits the people who can witness a federal execution?
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570ff147b654c5140001f6d5
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Present-day statutes from across the nation use the same words and phrases, requiring modern executions to take place within a wall or enclosure to exclude public view. Connecticut General Statute § 54–100 requires death sentences to be conducted in an "enclosure" which "shall be so constructed as to exclude public vie...
What state's law requires that capital punishment occur "within the walls" of a penitentiary?
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5ad3fdac604f3c001a3ffbf5
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Present-day statutes from across the nation use the same words and phrases, requiring modern executions to take place within a wall or enclosure to exclude public view. Connecticut General Statute § 54–100 requires death sentences to be conducted in an "enclosure" which "shall be so constructed as to exclude public vie...
What state's law says that death sentences must not take place in an "enclosure"?
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5ad3fdac604f3c001a3ffbf6
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Present-day statutes from across the nation use the same words and phrases, requiring modern executions to take place within a wall or enclosure to exclude public view. Connecticut General Statute § 54–100 requires death sentences to be conducted in an "enclosure" which "shall be so constructed as to exclude public vie...
What law has different language to Missouri Revised Statute § 546.730?
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5ad3fdac604f3c001a3ffbf7
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Present-day statutes from across the nation use the same words and phrases, requiring modern executions to take place within a wall or enclosure to exclude public view. Connecticut General Statute § 54–100 requires death sentences to be conducted in an "enclosure" which "shall be so constructed as to exclude public vie...
What state's law mandated that executions occur in ""room or place enclosed from private view"?
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5ad3fdac604f3c001a3ffbf8
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Present-day statutes from across the nation use the same words and phrases, requiring modern executions to take place within a wall or enclosure to exclude public view. Connecticut General Statute § 54–100 requires death sentences to be conducted in an "enclosure" which "shall be so constructed as to exclude public vie...
Along with United States Code Title 18 § 3596, what federal law limits the people who won't witness a federal execution?
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570ff265b654c5140001f6db
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In 1976, contemporaneously with Woodson and Roberts, the Court decided Gregg v. Georgia and upheld a procedure in which the trial of capital crimes was bifurcated into guilt-innocence and sentencing phases. At the first proceeding, the jury decides the defendant's guilt; if the defendant is innocent or otherwise not co...
In what year was Gregg v. Georgia decided?
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570ff265b654c5140001f6dc
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In 1976, contemporaneously with Woodson and Roberts, the Court decided Gregg v. Georgia and upheld a procedure in which the trial of capital crimes was bifurcated into guilt-innocence and sentencing phases. At the first proceeding, the jury decides the defendant's guilt; if the defendant is innocent or otherwise not co...
Along with the guilt-innocence phase, what is the other phase of a death penalty trial under Gregg v. Georgia?
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570ff265b654c5140001f6dd
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In 1976, contemporaneously with Woodson and Roberts, the Court decided Gregg v. Georgia and upheld a procedure in which the trial of capital crimes was bifurcated into guilt-innocence and sentencing phases. At the first proceeding, the jury decides the defendant's guilt; if the defendant is innocent or otherwise not co...
What is the only conviction that can lead to the death penalty?
{ "answer_start": [ 331 ], "text": [ "first-degree murder" ] }
570ff265b654c5140001f6de
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In 1976, contemporaneously with Woodson and Roberts, the Court decided Gregg v. Georgia and upheld a procedure in which the trial of capital crimes was bifurcated into guilt-innocence and sentencing phases. At the first proceeding, the jury decides the defendant's guilt; if the defendant is innocent or otherwise not co...
Along with aggravating factors, what other factors are considered at the second hearing?
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570ff265b654c5140001f6df
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In 1976, contemporaneously with Woodson and Roberts, the Court decided Gregg v. Georgia and upheld a procedure in which the trial of capital crimes was bifurcated into guilt-innocence and sentencing phases. At the first proceeding, the jury decides the defendant's guilt; if the defendant is innocent or otherwise not co...
What is decided at the first proceeding?
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5ad3f336604f3c001a3ff8e5
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In 1976, contemporaneously with Woodson and Roberts, the Court decided Gregg v. Georgia and upheld a procedure in which the trial of capital crimes was bifurcated into guilt-innocence and sentencing phases. At the first proceeding, the jury decides the defendant's guilt; if the defendant is innocent or otherwise not co...
In what year was Gregg v. Georgia undecided?
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5ad3f336604f3c001a3ff8e6
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In 1976, contemporaneously with Woodson and Roberts, the Court decided Gregg v. Georgia and upheld a procedure in which the trial of capital crimes was bifurcated into guilt-innocence and sentencing phases. At the first proceeding, the jury decides the defendant's guilt; if the defendant is innocent or otherwise not co...
Along with the innocence phase, what is the other phase of a death penalty trial under Gregg v. Georgia?
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5ad3f336604f3c001a3ff8e7
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In 1976, contemporaneously with Woodson and Roberts, the Court decided Gregg v. Georgia and upheld a procedure in which the trial of capital crimes was bifurcated into guilt-innocence and sentencing phases. At the first proceeding, the jury decides the defendant's guilt; if the defendant is innocent or otherwise not co...
What isn't the only conviction that can lead to the death penalty?
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5ad3f336604f3c001a3ff8e8
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In 1976, contemporaneously with Woodson and Roberts, the Court decided Gregg v. Georgia and upheld a procedure in which the trial of capital crimes was bifurcated into guilt-innocence and sentencing phases. At the first proceeding, the jury decides the defendant's guilt; if the defendant is innocent or otherwise not co...
Along with aggravating factors, what other factors are considered at the third hearing?
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5ad3f336604f3c001a3ff8e9
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In 1976, contemporaneously with Woodson and Roberts, the Court decided Gregg v. Georgia and upheld a procedure in which the trial of capital crimes was bifurcated into guilt-innocence and sentencing phases. At the first proceeding, the jury decides the defendant's guilt; if the defendant is innocent or otherwise not co...
What is decided at the second proceeding?
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570ff37bb654c5140001f6e5
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Possibly in part due to expedited federal habeas corpus procedures embodied in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the pace of executions picked up, reaching a peak of 98 in 1999 and then they declined gradually to 28 in 2015. Since the death penalty was reauthorized in 1976, 1,411 people have be...
How many executions occurred in 1999?
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570ff37bb654c5140001f6e6
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Possibly in part due to expedited federal habeas corpus procedures embodied in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the pace of executions picked up, reaching a peak of 98 in 1999 and then they declined gradually to 28 in 2015. Since the death penalty was reauthorized in 1976, 1,411 people have be...
What was the number of people executed in 2015?
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570ff37bb654c5140001f6e7
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Possibly in part due to expedited federal habeas corpus procedures embodied in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the pace of executions picked up, reaching a peak of 98 in 1999 and then they declined gradually to 28 in 2015. Since the death penalty was reauthorized in 1976, 1,411 people have be...
In what year did the reauthorization of capital punishment occur?
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570ff37bb654c5140001f6e8
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Possibly in part due to expedited federal habeas corpus procedures embodied in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the pace of executions picked up, reaching a peak of 98 in 1999 and then they declined gradually to 28 in 2015. Since the death penalty was reauthorized in 1976, 1,411 people have be...
How many people have been executed in the United States since 1976?
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570ff37bb654c5140001f6e9
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Possibly in part due to expedited federal habeas corpus procedures embodied in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the pace of executions picked up, reaching a peak of 98 in 1999 and then they declined gradually to 28 in 2015. Since the death penalty was reauthorized in 1976, 1,411 people have be...
Which state has the largest number of people awaiting execution?
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5ad3f472604f3c001a3ff93d
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Possibly in part due to expedited federal habeas corpus procedures embodied in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the pace of executions picked up, reaching a peak of 98 in 1999 and then they declined gradually to 28 in 2015. Since the death penalty was reauthorized in 1976, 1,411 people have be...
How many executions occurred in 1959?
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5ad3f472604f3c001a3ff93e
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Possibly in part due to expedited federal habeas corpus procedures embodied in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the pace of executions picked up, reaching a peak of 98 in 1999 and then they declined gradually to 28 in 2015. Since the death penalty was reauthorized in 1976, 1,411 people have be...
What was the number of people executed in 2018?
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5ad3f472604f3c001a3ff93f
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Possibly in part due to expedited federal habeas corpus procedures embodied in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the pace of executions picked up, reaching a peak of 98 in 1999 and then they declined gradually to 28 in 2015. Since the death penalty was reauthorized in 1976, 1,411 people have be...
In what year did the unauthorization of capital punishment occur?
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5ad3f472604f3c001a3ff940
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Possibly in part due to expedited federal habeas corpus procedures embodied in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the pace of executions picked up, reaching a peak of 98 in 1999 and then they declined gradually to 28 in 2015. Since the death penalty was reauthorized in 1976, 1,411 people have be...
How many people have been freed from being executed in the United States since 1976?
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5ad3f472604f3c001a3ff941
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Possibly in part due to expedited federal habeas corpus procedures embodied in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the pace of executions picked up, reaching a peak of 98 in 1999 and then they declined gradually to 28 in 2015. Since the death penalty was reauthorized in 1976, 1,411 people have be...
Which state has the smallest number of people awaiting execution?
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570ff55ab654c5140001f6ef
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
As of November 2008, there is only one person on death row facing capital punishment who has not been convicted of murder. Demarcus Sears remains under a death sentence in Georgia for the crime of "kidnapping with bodily injury." Sears was convicted in 1986 for the kidnapping and bodily injury of victim Gloria Ann Wilb...
In November 2008, who was on death penalty without a murder conviction?
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570ff55ab654c5140001f6f0
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
As of November 2008, there is only one person on death row facing capital punishment who has not been convicted of murder. Demarcus Sears remains under a death sentence in Georgia for the crime of "kidnapping with bodily injury." Sears was convicted in 1986 for the kidnapping and bodily injury of victim Gloria Ann Wilb...
Who did Demarcus Sears kidnap?
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570ff55ab654c5140001f6f1
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
As of November 2008, there is only one person on death row facing capital punishment who has not been convicted of murder. Demarcus Sears remains under a death sentence in Georgia for the crime of "kidnapping with bodily injury." Sears was convicted in 1986 for the kidnapping and bodily injury of victim Gloria Ann Wilb...
In what state was Gloria Ann Wilbur murdered?
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570ff55ab654c5140001f6f2
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
As of November 2008, there is only one person on death row facing capital punishment who has not been convicted of murder. Demarcus Sears remains under a death sentence in Georgia for the crime of "kidnapping with bodily injury." Sears was convicted in 1986 for the kidnapping and bodily injury of victim Gloria Ann Wilb...
In what year was Demarcus Sears convicted of kidnapping?
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570ff55ab654c5140001f6f3
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
As of November 2008, there is only one person on death row facing capital punishment who has not been convicted of murder. Demarcus Sears remains under a death sentence in Georgia for the crime of "kidnapping with bodily injury." Sears was convicted in 1986 for the kidnapping and bodily injury of victim Gloria Ann Wilb...
A jury in what state sentenced Demarcus Sears to death?
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5ad3f56b604f3c001a3ff985
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
As of November 2008, there is only one person on death row facing capital punishment who has not been convicted of murder. Demarcus Sears remains under a death sentence in Georgia for the crime of "kidnapping with bodily injury." Sears was convicted in 1986 for the kidnapping and bodily injury of victim Gloria Ann Wilb...
In November 2018, who was on death penalty without a murder conviction?
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5ad3f56b604f3c001a3ff986
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
As of November 2008, there is only one person on death row facing capital punishment who has not been convicted of murder. Demarcus Sears remains under a death sentence in Georgia for the crime of "kidnapping with bodily injury." Sears was convicted in 1986 for the kidnapping and bodily injury of victim Gloria Ann Wilb...
Who did Demarcus Sears let go free?
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5ad3f56b604f3c001a3ff987
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
As of November 2008, there is only one person on death row facing capital punishment who has not been convicted of murder. Demarcus Sears remains under a death sentence in Georgia for the crime of "kidnapping with bodily injury." Sears was convicted in 1986 for the kidnapping and bodily injury of victim Gloria Ann Wilb...
In what state was Gloria Ann Wilbur born?
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5ad3f56b604f3c001a3ff988
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
As of November 2008, there is only one person on death row facing capital punishment who has not been convicted of murder. Demarcus Sears remains under a death sentence in Georgia for the crime of "kidnapping with bodily injury." Sears was convicted in 1986 for the kidnapping and bodily injury of victim Gloria Ann Wilb...
In what year was Demarcus Sears freed of kidnapping?
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5ad3f56b604f3c001a3ff989
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
As of November 2008, there is only one person on death row facing capital punishment who has not been convicted of murder. Demarcus Sears remains under a death sentence in Georgia for the crime of "kidnapping with bodily injury." Sears was convicted in 1986 for the kidnapping and bodily injury of victim Gloria Ann Wilb...
A jury in what state sentenced Demarcus Sears to freedom?
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570ff9cda58dae1900cd679c
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
At times when a death sentence is affirmed on direct review, it is considered final. Yet, supplemental methods to attack the judgment, though less familiar than a typical appeal, do remain. These supplemental remedies are considered collateral review, that is, an avenue for upsetting judgments that have become otherwis...
When a prisoner is given a death sentence in a state, what is the first step of collateral review?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
At times when a death sentence is affirmed on direct review, it is considered final. Yet, supplemental methods to attack the judgment, though less familiar than a typical appeal, do remain. These supplemental remedies are considered collateral review, that is, an avenue for upsetting judgments that have become otherwis...
About what percentage of capital convictions are overturned due to state collateral review?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
At times when a death sentence is affirmed on direct review, it is considered final. Yet, supplemental methods to attack the judgment, though less familiar than a typical appeal, do remain. These supplemental remedies are considered collateral review, that is, an avenue for upsetting judgments that have become otherwis...
In 2010, how many death sentences were overturned due to reversals from courts or appeals?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
At times when a death sentence is affirmed on direct review, it is considered final. Yet, supplemental methods to attack the judgment, though less familiar than a typical appeal, do remain. These supplemental remedies are considered collateral review, that is, an avenue for upsetting judgments that have become otherwis...
What is an example of an issue that is raised in collateral review?
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5ad3f6d9604f3c001a3ffa01
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
At times when a death sentence is affirmed on direct review, it is considered final. Yet, supplemental methods to attack the judgment, though less familiar than a typical appeal, do remain. These supplemental remedies are considered collateral review, that is, an avenue for upsetting judgments that have become otherwis...
When a prisoner is given a death sentence in a state, what is the last step of collateral review?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
At times when a death sentence is affirmed on direct review, it is considered final. Yet, supplemental methods to attack the judgment, though less familiar than a typical appeal, do remain. These supplemental remedies are considered collateral review, that is, an avenue for upsetting judgments that have become otherwis...
About what percentage of capital convictions are never overturned due to state collateral review?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
At times when a death sentence is affirmed on direct review, it is considered final. Yet, supplemental methods to attack the judgment, though less familiar than a typical appeal, do remain. These supplemental remedies are considered collateral review, that is, an avenue for upsetting judgments that have become otherwis...
In 2010, how many death sentences were never overturned due to reversals from courts or appeals?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
At times when a death sentence is affirmed on direct review, it is considered final. Yet, supplemental methods to attack the judgment, though less familiar than a typical appeal, do remain. These supplemental remedies are considered collateral review, that is, an avenue for upsetting judgments that have become otherwis...
What is an example of an issue that isn't raised in collateral review?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Traditionally, Section 1983 was of limited use for a state prisoner under sentence of death because the Supreme Court has held that habeas corpus, not Section 1983, is the only vehicle by which a state prisoner can challenge his judgment of death. In the 2006 Hill v. McDonough case, however, the United States Supreme C...
In what case did the Supreme Court allow Section 1983 to be used to challenge a method of execution?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Traditionally, Section 1983 was of limited use for a state prisoner under sentence of death because the Supreme Court has held that habeas corpus, not Section 1983, is the only vehicle by which a state prisoner can challenge his judgment of death. In the 2006 Hill v. McDonough case, however, the United States Supreme C...
In what year was Hill v. McDonough decided?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Traditionally, Section 1983 was of limited use for a state prisoner under sentence of death because the Supreme Court has held that habeas corpus, not Section 1983, is the only vehicle by which a state prisoner can challenge his judgment of death. In the 2006 Hill v. McDonough case, however, the United States Supreme C...
What amendment of the Constitution does cruel and unusual punishment violate?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Traditionally, Section 1983 was of limited use for a state prisoner under sentence of death because the Supreme Court has held that habeas corpus, not Section 1983, is the only vehicle by which a state prisoner can challenge his judgment of death. In the 2006 Hill v. McDonough case, however, the United States Supreme C...
What case notably upheld the use of a method of lethal injection?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Traditionally, Section 1983 was of limited use for a state prisoner under sentence of death because the Supreme Court has held that habeas corpus, not Section 1983, is the only vehicle by which a state prisoner can challenge his judgment of death. In the 2006 Hill v. McDonough case, however, the United States Supreme C...
Along with Section 1983, through what means can a convict on death row challenge his execution?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Traditionally, Section 1983 was of limited use for a state prisoner under sentence of death because the Supreme Court has held that habeas corpus, not Section 1983, is the only vehicle by which a state prisoner can challenge his judgment of death. In the 2006 Hill v. McDonough case, however, the United States Supreme C...
n what case did the Supreme Court allow Section 1989 to be used to challenge a method of execution?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Traditionally, Section 1983 was of limited use for a state prisoner under sentence of death because the Supreme Court has held that habeas corpus, not Section 1983, is the only vehicle by which a state prisoner can challenge his judgment of death. In the 2006 Hill v. McDonough case, however, the United States Supreme C...
In what year was Hill v. McDonough rejected?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Traditionally, Section 1983 was of limited use for a state prisoner under sentence of death because the Supreme Court has held that habeas corpus, not Section 1983, is the only vehicle by which a state prisoner can challenge his judgment of death. In the 2006 Hill v. McDonough case, however, the United States Supreme C...
What amendment of the Constitution doesn't cruel and unusual punishment violate?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Traditionally, Section 1983 was of limited use for a state prisoner under sentence of death because the Supreme Court has held that habeas corpus, not Section 1983, is the only vehicle by which a state prisoner can challenge his judgment of death. In the 2006 Hill v. McDonough case, however, the United States Supreme C...
What case notably did not uphold the use of a method of lethal injection?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Traditionally, Section 1983 was of limited use for a state prisoner under sentence of death because the Supreme Court has held that habeas corpus, not Section 1983, is the only vehicle by which a state prisoner can challenge his judgment of death. In the 2006 Hill v. McDonough case, however, the United States Supreme C...
Along with Section 1983, through what means can a convict on death row submit to his execution?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope that held the large four-sided platform, and the ...
How many people were killed in the largest mass execution in US history?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope that held the large four-sided platform, and the ...
On what date did the largest mass execution in American history take place?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope that held the large four-sided platform, and the ...
In what state did the largest American mass execution occur?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope that held the large four-sided platform, and the ...
What was the ethnicity of the people executed in the second-largest mass execution in US history?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope that held the large four-sided platform, and the ...
In what year did the Admiralty Court hang 26 pirates in Newport, Rhode Island?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope that held the large four-sided platform, and the ...
How many people were killed in the smallest mass execution in US history?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope that held the large four-sided platform, and the ...
On what date did the smallest mass execution in American history take place?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope that held the large four-sided platform, and the ...
In what state did the smallest American mass execution occur?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope that held the large four-sided platform, and the ...
What was the ethnicity of the people executed in the second-smallest mass execution in US history?
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5ad3f046604f3c001a3ff837
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope that held the large four-sided platform, and the ...
In what year did the Admiralty Court hang 26 pirates in Kansas?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
After a death sentence is affirmed in state collateral review, the prisoner may file for federal habeas corpus, which is a unique type of lawsuit that can be brought in federal courts. Federal habeas corpus is a species of collateral review, and it is the only way that state prisoners may attack a death sentence in fed...
What act restricted the scope of federal habeas corpus?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
After a death sentence is affirmed in state collateral review, the prisoner may file for federal habeas corpus, which is a unique type of lawsuit that can be brought in federal courts. Federal habeas corpus is a species of collateral review, and it is the only way that state prisoners may attack a death sentence in fed...
How may state prisoners seek to have a death sentence overturned in federal court?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
After a death sentence is affirmed in state collateral review, the prisoner may file for federal habeas corpus, which is a unique type of lawsuit that can be brought in federal courts. Federal habeas corpus is a species of collateral review, and it is the only way that state prisoners may attack a death sentence in fed...
In what courts can federal habeas corpus suits be brought?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
After a death sentence is affirmed in state collateral review, the prisoner may file for federal habeas corpus, which is a unique type of lawsuit that can be brought in federal courts. Federal habeas corpus is a species of collateral review, and it is the only way that state prisoners may attack a death sentence in fed...
If prisoners use federal habeas corpus to present evidence that they're innocent, what must the evidence be?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
After a death sentence is affirmed in state collateral review, the prisoner may file for federal habeas corpus, which is a unique type of lawsuit that can be brought in federal courts. Federal habeas corpus is a species of collateral review, and it is the only way that state prisoners may attack a death sentence in fed...
What act didn't restrict the scope of federal habeas corpus?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
After a death sentence is affirmed in state collateral review, the prisoner may file for federal habeas corpus, which is a unique type of lawsuit that can be brought in federal courts. Federal habeas corpus is a species of collateral review, and it is the only way that state prisoners may attack a death sentence in fed...
How may state prisoners seek to have a death sentence not overturned in federal court?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
After a death sentence is affirmed in state collateral review, the prisoner may file for federal habeas corpus, which is a unique type of lawsuit that can be brought in federal courts. Federal habeas corpus is a species of collateral review, and it is the only way that state prisoners may attack a death sentence in fed...
If prisoners use federal habeas corpus to present evidence that they're guilty, what must the evidence be?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in prison without parole in January 2015. While the ...
Along with New Jersey, what state commuted all life sentences when bills to repeal the death penalty were passed?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in prison without parole in January 2015. While the ...
The governor of what state commuted four death sentences in January 2015?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in prison without parole in January 2015. While the ...
Who was governor of Maryland in January 2015?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in prison without parole in January 2015. While the ...
In what state's supreme court was State v. Santiago decided?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in prison without parole in January 2015. While the ...
How many people had their sentences commuted by State v. Santiago?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in prison without parole in January 2015. While the ...
Along with Canada, what state commuted all life sentences when bills to repeal the death penalty were passed?
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5ad3f1c6604f3c001a3ff88a
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in prison without parole in January 2015. While the ...
The governor of what state commuted four death sentences in March 2015?
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5ad3f1c6604f3c001a3ff88b
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in prison without parole in January 2015. While the ...
Who was governor of Maryland in January 2005?
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5ad3f1c6604f3c001a3ff88c
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
In New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in prison without parole in January 2015. While the ...
In what state's supreme court was State v. Santiago not decided?
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