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Felony murder and the death penalty: death penalty is constitutional for major participants in felonies who exhibit extreme indifference to human life, even if someone else personally kills the victim McCleskey v. Kemp: 481 U.S. 279 (1987) race discrimination and the death penalty Pennsylvania v. Finley: 481 U.S. 551 (1987)
Precythe, 587 U.S. ___ (2019) [83] the Court ruled that when a convict sentenced to death challenges the State's method of execution due to claims of excessive pain, the convict must show that other alternative methods of execution exist and clearly demonstrate they would cause less pain than the state-determined one.
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that permit defendants to use a bail bondsman. In return for a non-refundable payment, the bail bondsman will pay the bail amount and receive it when the trial is over. Bail bonds are a profitable industry, making $20 million a year in profit according to a 2012 study. [73]
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In another high-profile case involving a juvenile offender, Nolan Grove, a 14-year-old Red Lion boy accused of shooting and killing 12-year-old Kain Heiland in April 2023, had been granted $50,000 ...
A judge Thursday set bail at $4 million for an Ohio woman charged with murder in the suffocation death of her 5-year-old foster son. Pammy Maye, 48, of Columbus, also faces kidnapping and child ...
Exoneration occurs when the conviction for a crime is reversed, either through demonstration of innocence, a flaw in the conviction, or otherwise. Attempts to exonerate individuals are particularly controversial in death penalty cases, especially where new evidence is put forth after the execution has taken place.
Blaming Congressman Sorensen for ending money bail is clearly misplaced, writes Rockford's David F. Black. Letter: McGraw ad attempts to tarnish unqualified success of end of cash bail in Illinois ...