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570fea465ab6b819003910d6
Dell
In late 2006[update], Dell lost its lead in the PC-business to Hewlett-Packard. Both Gartner and IDC estimated that in the third quarter of 2006, HP shipped more units worldwide than Dell did. Dell's 3.6% growth paled in comparison to HP's 15% growth during the same period. The problem got worse in the fourth quarter, ...
What was HP's growth during the third quarter of 2006?
{ "answer_start": [ 240 ], "text": [ "15%" ] }
570fea465ab6b819003910d7
Dell
In late 2006[update], Dell lost its lead in the PC-business to Hewlett-Packard. Both Gartner and IDC estimated that in the third quarter of 2006, HP shipped more units worldwide than Dell did. Dell's 3.6% growth paled in comparison to HP's 15% growth during the same period. The problem got worse in the fourth quarter, ...
What was the rate of decline that Dell experienced in PC shipments?
{ "answer_start": [ 375 ], "text": [ "8.9%" ] }
570fea465ab6b819003910d8
Dell
In late 2006[update], Dell lost its lead in the PC-business to Hewlett-Packard. Both Gartner and IDC estimated that in the third quarter of 2006, HP shipped more units worldwide than Dell did. Dell's 3.6% growth paled in comparison to HP's 15% growth during the same period. The problem got worse in the fourth quarter, ...
What was Dell's market share at the end of 2006?
{ "answer_start": [ 480 ], "text": [ "13.9%" ] }
570fead580d9841400ab3721
Dell
Dell was the first company to publicly state a timeline for the elimination of toxic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), which it planned to phase out by the end of 2009. It revised this commitment and now aims to remove these toxics by the end of 2011 but only in its computing products. In...
What toxic chemical did Dell set to eliminate from its products?
{ "answer_start": [ 85 ], "text": [ "polyvinyl chloride" ] }
570fead580d9841400ab3722
Dell
Dell was the first company to publicly state a timeline for the elimination of toxic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), which it planned to phase out by the end of 2009. It revised this commitment and now aims to remove these toxics by the end of 2011 but only in its computing products. In...
By what year does Dell plan to remove chemicals from its computers?
{ "answer_start": [ 277 ], "text": [ "2011" ] }
570fead580d9841400ab3723
Dell
Dell was the first company to publicly state a timeline for the elimination of toxic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), which it planned to phase out by the end of 2009. It revised this commitment and now aims to remove these toxics by the end of 2011 but only in its computing products. In...
What activists protested at Dell's offices in response to the usage of toxic chemicals?
{ "answer_start": [ 333 ], "text": [ "Greenpeace" ] }
570fead580d9841400ab3724
Dell
Dell was the first company to publicly state a timeline for the elimination of toxic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), which it planned to phase out by the end of 2009. It revised this commitment and now aims to remove these toxics by the end of 2011 but only in its computing products. In...
What year did Dell launch its first products that were free of toxic chemicals?
{ "answer_start": [ 715 ], "text": [ "2009" ] }
570feb3480d9841400ab3729
Dell
In 2006, Dell acknowledged that it had problems with customer service. Issues included call transfers of more than 45% of calls and long wait times. Dell's blog detailed the response: "We're spending more than a $100 million — and a lot of blood, sweat and tears of talented people — to fix this." Later in the year, the...
What percentage of Dell support calls were transferred?
{ "answer_start": [ 115 ], "text": [ "45%" ] }
570feb3480d9841400ab372a
Dell
In 2006, Dell acknowledged that it had problems with customer service. Issues included call transfers of more than 45% of calls and long wait times. Dell's blog detailed the response: "We're spending more than a $100 million — and a lot of blood, sweat and tears of talented people — to fix this." Later in the year, the...
How much did Dell originally spend to fix their customer service?
{ "answer_start": [ 212 ], "text": [ "$100 million" ] }
570feb3480d9841400ab372b
Dell
In 2006, Dell acknowledged that it had problems with customer service. Issues included call transfers of more than 45% of calls and long wait times. Dell's blog detailed the response: "We're spending more than a $100 million — and a lot of blood, sweat and tears of talented people — to fix this." Later in the year, the...
What amount did Dell increase its customer service budget to?
{ "answer_start": [ 375 ], "text": [ "$150 million" ] }
570feb9480d9841400ab372f
Dell
The company aims to reduce its external environmental impact through energy-efficient evolution of products, and also reduce its direct operational impact through energy-efficiency programs. Internal energy-efficiency programs reportedly save the company more than $3 million annually in energy-cost savings. The largest...
What does Dell aim to reduce by creating energy efficient products?
{ "answer_start": [ 31 ], "text": [ "external environmental impact" ] }
570feb9480d9841400ab3730
Dell
The company aims to reduce its external environmental impact through energy-efficient evolution of products, and also reduce its direct operational impact through energy-efficiency programs. Internal energy-efficiency programs reportedly save the company more than $3 million annually in energy-cost savings. The largest...
How much does energy efficiency save Dell per year?
{ "answer_start": [ 265 ], "text": [ "$3 million" ] }
570feb9480d9841400ab3731
Dell
The company aims to reduce its external environmental impact through energy-efficient evolution of products, and also reduce its direct operational impact through energy-efficiency programs. Internal energy-efficiency programs reportedly save the company more than $3 million annually in energy-cost savings. The largest...
What is the largest contributor to Dell's energy efficiency savings?
{ "answer_start": [ 397 ], "text": [ "PC power management" ] }
570feb9480d9841400ab3732
Dell
The company aims to reduce its external environmental impact through energy-efficient evolution of products, and also reduce its direct operational impact through energy-efficiency programs. Internal energy-efficiency programs reportedly save the company more than $3 million annually in energy-cost savings. The largest...
How many PCs does Dell employ energy management software on?
{ "answer_start": [ 544 ], "text": [ "50,000" ] }
570fd72880d9841400ab36b5
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
If a defendant is sentenced to death at the trial level, the case then goes into a direct review. The direct review process is a typical legal appeal. An appellate court examines the record of evidence presented in the trial court and the law that the lower court applied and decides whether the decision was legally sou...
What process begins after a death sentence is handed down at trial?
{ "answer_start": [ 83 ], "text": [ "direct review" ] }
570fd72880d9841400ab36b6
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
If a defendant is sentenced to death at the trial level, the case then goes into a direct review. The direct review process is a typical legal appeal. An appellate court examines the record of evidence presented in the trial court and the law that the lower court applied and decides whether the decision was legally sou...
In a direct review, what type of court looks at the record?
{ "answer_start": [ 154 ], "text": [ "appellate" ] }
570fd72880d9841400ab36b7
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
If a defendant is sentenced to death at the trial level, the case then goes into a direct review. The direct review process is a typical legal appeal. An appellate court examines the record of evidence presented in the trial court and the law that the lower court applied and decides whether the decision was legally sou...
How many possible outcomes are there of a capital sentencing direct review?
{ "answer_start": [ 399 ], "text": [ "three" ] }
570fd72880d9841400ab36b9
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
If a defendant is sentenced to death at the trial level, the case then goes into a direct review. The direct review process is a typical legal appeal. An appellate court examines the record of evidence presented in the trial court and the law that the lower court applied and decides whether the decision was legally sou...
In a direct review, what court has its record reviewed by the appellate court?
{ "answer_start": [ 219 ], "text": [ "trial" ] }
570fd72880d9841400ab36b8
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
If a defendant is sentenced to death at the trial level, the case then goes into a direct review. The direct review process is a typical legal appeal. An appellate court examines the record of evidence presented in the trial court and the law that the lower court applied and decides whether the decision was legally sou...
What percentage of convictions survive direct review?
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570fd7d85ab6b8190039106d
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, a state prisoner is ordinarily only allowed one suit for habeas corpus in federal court. If the federal courts refuse to issue a writ of habeas corpus, an execution date may be set. In recent times, however, prisoners have postponed execution through a fi...
In what year was the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act passed?
{ "answer_start": [ 59 ], "text": [ "1996" ] }
570fd7d85ab6b8190039106e
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, a state prisoner is ordinarily only allowed one suit for habeas corpus in federal court. If the federal courts refuse to issue a writ of habeas corpus, an execution date may be set. In recent times, however, prisoners have postponed execution through a fi...
How many habeas corpus suits does the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act normally allow in federal court?
{ "answer_start": [ 109 ], "text": [ "one" ] }
570fd7d85ab6b8190039106f
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, a state prisoner is ordinarily only allowed one suit for habeas corpus in federal court. If the federal courts refuse to issue a writ of habeas corpus, an execution date may be set. In recent times, however, prisoners have postponed execution through a fi...
What is the US Code citation for the Civil Rights Act of 1871?
{ "answer_start": [ 401 ], "text": [ "42 U.S.C. § 1983" ] }
570fd7d85ab6b81900391070
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, a state prisoner is ordinarily only allowed one suit for habeas corpus in federal court. If the federal courts refuse to issue a writ of habeas corpus, an execution date may be set. In recent times, however, prisoners have postponed execution through a fi...
Why does a litigant initiate a lawsuit under the Civil Rights Act of 1871?
{ "answer_start": [ 479 ], "text": [ "to protect their federal constitutional and statutory rights" ] }
570fd84d80d9841400ab36c9
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The moratorium ended on January 17, 1977 with the shooting of Gary Gilmore by firing squad in Utah. The first use of the electric chair after the moratorium was the electrocution of John Spenkelink in Florida on May 25, 1979. The first use of the gas chamber after the moratorium was the gassing of Jesse Bishop in Nevad...
Who was executed by firing squad on January 17, 1977?
{ "answer_start": [ 62 ], "text": [ "Gary Gilmore" ] }
570fd84d80d9841400ab36ca
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The moratorium ended on January 17, 1977 with the shooting of Gary Gilmore by firing squad in Utah. The first use of the electric chair after the moratorium was the electrocution of John Spenkelink in Florida on May 25, 1979. The first use of the gas chamber after the moratorium was the gassing of Jesse Bishop in Nevad...
In what state was Gary Gilmore executed?
{ "answer_start": [ 94 ], "text": [ "Utah" ] }
570fd84d80d9841400ab36cb
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The moratorium ended on January 17, 1977 with the shooting of Gary Gilmore by firing squad in Utah. The first use of the electric chair after the moratorium was the electrocution of John Spenkelink in Florida on May 25, 1979. The first use of the gas chamber after the moratorium was the gassing of Jesse Bishop in Nevad...
On what date was John Spenkelink executed?
{ "answer_start": [ 212 ], "text": [ "May 25, 1979" ] }
570fd84d80d9841400ab36cc
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The moratorium ended on January 17, 1977 with the shooting of Gary Gilmore by firing squad in Utah. The first use of the electric chair after the moratorium was the electrocution of John Spenkelink in Florida on May 25, 1979. The first use of the gas chamber after the moratorium was the gassing of Jesse Bishop in Nevad...
In what state did Jesse Bishop's execution occur?
{ "answer_start": [ 315 ], "text": [ "Nevada" ] }
570fd84d80d9841400ab36cd
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The moratorium ended on January 17, 1977 with the shooting of Gary Gilmore by firing squad in Utah. The first use of the electric chair after the moratorium was the electrocution of John Spenkelink in Florida on May 25, 1979. The first use of the gas chamber after the moratorium was the gassing of Jesse Bishop in Nevad...
How was Charles Brooks, Jr. executed?
{ "answer_start": [ 482 ], "text": [ "lethal injection" ] }
570fd8a15ab6b81900391075
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Electrocution was the preferred method of execution during the 20th century. Electric chairs have commonly been nicknamed Old Sparky; however, Alabama's electric chair became known as the "Yellow Mama" due to its unique color. Some, particularly in Florida, were noted for malfunctions, which caused discussion of their ...
What was a common nickname for the electric chair?
{ "answer_start": [ 122 ], "text": [ "Old Sparky" ] }
570fd8a15ab6b81900391076
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Electrocution was the preferred method of execution during the 20th century. Electric chairs have commonly been nicknamed Old Sparky; however, Alabama's electric chair became known as the "Yellow Mama" due to its unique color. Some, particularly in Florida, were noted for malfunctions, which caused discussion of their ...
What color was Alabama's electric chair?
{ "answer_start": [ 189 ], "text": [ "Yellow" ] }
570fd8a15ab6b81900391077
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Electrocution was the preferred method of execution during the 20th century. Electric chairs have commonly been nicknamed Old Sparky; however, Alabama's electric chair became known as the "Yellow Mama" due to its unique color. Some, particularly in Florida, were noted for malfunctions, which caused discussion of their ...
What state notably had electric chair malfunctions?
{ "answer_start": [ 249 ], "text": [ "Florida" ] }
570fd8a15ab6b81900391078
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Electrocution was the preferred method of execution during the 20th century. Electric chairs have commonly been nicknamed Old Sparky; however, Alabama's electric chair became known as the "Yellow Mama" due to its unique color. Some, particularly in Florida, were noted for malfunctions, which caused discussion of their ...
Due to electric chair malfunctions, what method of execution became preferred?
{ "answer_start": [ 355 ], "text": [ "lethal injection" ] }
570fd8a15ab6b81900391079
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Electrocution was the preferred method of execution during the 20th century. Electric chairs have commonly been nicknamed Old Sparky; however, Alabama's electric chair became known as the "Yellow Mama" due to its unique color. Some, particularly in Florida, were noted for malfunctions, which caused discussion of their ...
Prior to the popularity of lethal injection, what was the preferred method of executing criminals in America?
{ "answer_start": [ 0 ], "text": [ "Electrocution" ] }
570fe7425ab6b819003910b3
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Other states with long histories of no death penalty include Wisconsin (the only state with only one execution), Rhode Island (although later reintroduced, it was unused and abolished again), Maine, North Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia, Iowa, and Vermont. The District of Columbia has also abolished the death penalty;...
What state has had only a single execution?
{ "answer_start": [ 61 ], "text": [ "Wisconsin" ] }
570fe7425ab6b819003910b4
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Other states with long histories of no death penalty include Wisconsin (the only state with only one execution), Rhode Island (although later reintroduced, it was unused and abolished again), Maine, North Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia, Iowa, and Vermont. The District of Columbia has also abolished the death penalty;...
When was the last person executed in the District of Columbia?
{ "answer_start": [ 341 ], "text": [ "1957" ] }
570fe7425ab6b819003910b5
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Other states with long histories of no death penalty include Wisconsin (the only state with only one execution), Rhode Island (although later reintroduced, it was unused and abolished again), Maine, North Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia, Iowa, and Vermont. The District of Columbia has also abolished the death penalty;...
When did Oregon reinstate the death penalty?
{ "answer_start": [ 466 ], "text": [ "1984" ] }
570fe7425ab6b819003910b6
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Other states with long histories of no death penalty include Wisconsin (the only state with only one execution), Rhode Island (although later reintroduced, it was unused and abolished again), Maine, North Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia, Iowa, and Vermont. The District of Columbia has also abolished the death penalty;...
In what year did an Oregon referendum succeed in restoring the death penalty, only to be shot down due to a court ruling?
{ "answer_start": [ 561 ], "text": [ "1978" ] }
570fe7425ab6b819003910b7
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Other states with long histories of no death penalty include Wisconsin (the only state with only one execution), Rhode Island (although later reintroduced, it was unused and abolished again), Maine, North Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia, Iowa, and Vermont. The District of Columbia has also abolished the death penalty;...
What state notably abolished the death penalty and then reintroduced it, but didn't use it again?
{ "answer_start": [ 113 ], "text": [ "Rhode Island" ] }
570fee9a80d9841400ab3737
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Within the context of the overall murder rate, the death penalty cannot be said to be widely or routinely used in the United States; in recent years the average has been about one execution for about every 700 murders committed, or 1 execution for about every 325 murder convictions. However, 32 of the 50 states still e...
In the United States, how many murders are there for each execution?
{ "answer_start": [ 206 ], "text": [ "700" ] }
570fee9a80d9841400ab3738
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Within the context of the overall murder rate, the death penalty cannot be said to be widely or routinely used in the United States; in recent years the average has been about one execution for about every 700 murders committed, or 1 execution for about every 325 murder convictions. However, 32 of the 50 states still e...
How many murder convictions occur in the US per execution?
{ "answer_start": [ 260 ], "text": [ "325" ] }
570fee9a80d9841400ab3739
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Within the context of the overall murder rate, the death penalty cannot be said to be widely or routinely used in the United States; in recent years the average has been about one execution for about every 700 murders committed, or 1 execution for about every 325 murder convictions. However, 32 of the 50 states still e...
How many states in the US have the death penalty?
{ "answer_start": [ 293 ], "text": [ "32" ] }
570fee9a80d9841400ab373a
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Within the context of the overall murder rate, the death penalty cannot be said to be widely or routinely used in the United States; in recent years the average has been about one execution for about every 700 murders committed, or 1 execution for about every 325 murder convictions. However, 32 of the 50 states still e...
What state has the highest rate of death sentences per person?
{ "answer_start": [ 347 ], "text": [ "Alabama" ] }
570fee9a80d9841400ab373b
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Within the context of the overall murder rate, the death penalty cannot be said to be widely or routinely used in the United States; in recent years the average has been about one execution for about every 700 murders committed, or 1 execution for about every 325 murder convictions. However, 32 of the 50 states still e...
What does Alabama law allow judges to do that isn't allowed in other states?
{ "answer_start": [ 429 ], "text": [ "overriding life imprisonment sentences and imposing the death penalty" ] }
570fef8a5ab6b819003910dd
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 not exist"?
{ "answer_start": [ 0 ], "text": [ "Puerto Rico's" ] }
570fef8a5ab6b819003910de
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 175 ], "text": [ "Michigan" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 230 ], "text": [ "eleven" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 466 ], "text": [ "federal" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 59 ], "text": [ "1972" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 134 ], "text": [ "Furman v. Georgia" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 195 ], "text": [ "Luis Monge" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 392 ], "text": [ "Eighth" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 72 ], "text": [ "1976" ] }
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"?
{ "answer_start": [ 169 ], "text": [ "Connecticut" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 739 ], "text": [ "North Carolina" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 324 ], "text": [ "Kentucky Revised Statute 431.220" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 1156 ], "text": [ "Code of Federal Regulations 28 CFR 26.4" ] }
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"?
{ "answer_start": [ 438 ], "text": [ "New Mexico's" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 3 ], "text": [ "1976" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 188 ], "text": [ "sentencing" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 499 ], "text": [ "mitigating" ] }
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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?
{ "answer_start": [ 517 ], "text": [ "Georgia" ] }
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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...
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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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?
{ "answer_start": [ 260 ], "text": [ "Hill v. McDonough" ] }
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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
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 221 ], "text": [ "Minnesota" ] }
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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?
{ "answer_start": [ 493 ], "text": [ "African-American" ] }
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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
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 185 ], "text": [ "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...
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
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 18 ], "text": [ "Illinois" ] }
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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?
{ "answer_start": [ 173 ], "text": [ "Maryland" ] }
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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?
{ "answer_start": [ 192 ], "text": [ "Martin O'Malley" ] }
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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?
{ "answer_start": [ 394 ], "text": [ "Connecticut" ] }
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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
The United States Supreme Court in Penry v. Lynaugh and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Bigby v. Dretke have been clear in their decisions that jury instructions in death penalty cases that do not ask about mitigating factors regarding the defendant's mental health violate the defendant's Ei...
In what court was Bigby v. Dretke decided?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The United States Supreme Court in Penry v. Lynaugh and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Bigby v. Dretke have been clear in their decisions that jury instructions in death penalty cases that do not ask about mitigating factors regarding the defendant's mental health violate the defendant's Ei...
What court heard the case Penry v. Lynaugh?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The United States Supreme Court in Penry v. Lynaugh and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Bigby v. Dretke have been clear in their decisions that jury instructions in death penalty cases that do not ask about mitigating factors regarding the defendant's mental health violate the defendant's Ei...
What amendment to the Constitution did Penry v. Lynaugh address?
{ "answer_start": [ 318 ], "text": [ "Eighth" ] }
57100286a58dae1900cd67db
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
The United States Supreme Court in Penry v. Lynaugh and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Bigby v. Dretke have been clear in their decisions that jury instructions in death penalty cases that do not ask about mitigating factors regarding the defendant's mental health violate the defendant's Ei...
What sentencing factors did Bigby v. Dretke consider?
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Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Several states have never had capital punishment, the first being Michigan, which abolished it shortly after entering the Union. (However, the United States government executed Tony Chebatoris at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan in 1938.) Article 4, Section 46 of Michigan's fourth Constitution (r...
In what year was Tony Chebatoris killed?
{ "answer_start": [ 255 ], "text": [ "1938" ] }