Sentences with phrase «death penalty involves»
The death penalty involves executing people convicted of certain crimes (most often murder).
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It explictly stated that anybody involved in that type of investigation, including the accuser and potential witnesses, are sworn to secrecy regarding any and all details, upon penalty of excommunication (a fate worse than death for the devout).
If any harm follows (to the human being involved here), then you shall give life for life (i.e. death penalty), eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.»
The stickiest point for most people is that not only was the doc.ument itself Top Secret for decades, it explictly stated that anybody involved in this type of investigation, including the accuser and potential witnesses, are sworn to secrecy regarding any and all details, upon penalty of excommunication (a fate worse than death for the devout).
For people who may not live in a state like Nebraska where it's a ballot issue, but still feel passionate about ending the death penalty in the United States, how can they get involved and be active and let their voice be known?
Former Justice Powell opposed the death penalty, but still participated in cases involving the death penalty.
Paterno et al perpetrated a cover up over the span of many years in order to protect their football program.The scale of atrocities involved is such that I don't believe enough justice was meted out (only a few months in prison for some of the admins; no death penalty for the football program).
Edison favoured direct current and Westinghouse alternative current, and it was a titanic war of personalities and ideas, which incidentally involved a gruesome minor battle, which this film tactfully passes over: Edison tried to get the rival AC approach identified (and stigmatised) in the public mind with the death penalty and the electric chair, whose frazzling executions were macabre and often bungled.
Only, 62 involve civilian death penalties imposed in federal courts (mostly in states that have the death penalty) and another 6 involve death penalties imposed in military courts (mostly in states that allow the death penalty or abroad).
Not every fine in 2016's largest 20 involved a fatality, with the guidelines deeming that it is enough for a company's health and safety failings to have caused injury, or put people at substantial risk of injury or death, to warrant a large financial penalty.
As one who can see no basis in law, reason or morality for a death penalty, I was disheartened to see today's State House News Poll finding that almost two - thirds of Massachusetts residents, 65 percent, support Gov. Romney's death penalty bill, filed last month, which would reinstate the death penalty in Massachusetts for specific crimes such as terrorism, murder involving torture and the killing of police officers.
Much of the Court's death - penalty docket seems to involve highly fact - bound inquiries that have little application beyond the specific cases decided.
If injury is involved, but not death or permanent injury, the hit and run offender is subject to imprisonment in state prison or county jail for up to one year, and / or a fine of between $ 1,000 and $ 10,000 plus a penalty assessment.
My total opposition to the death penalty very much informs my strong preference for diplomacy before military action — which involves no judicial process before firing on others — as a last resort, and to erring on the side of restraining military actions,...
Today, over at the SCONo blog in this recent post, Tom Goldstein covers related ground in noting that SCOTUS «has before it for next Term four cases involving capital sentencing that the Court could use to turn in the direction of still greater deference to the states» administration of the death penalty.»
Arbour is involved with many other organizations including the Global Commission on Elections Democracy and Security, the Global Commission on Drug Policy, and the Global Commission against the Death Penalty.
Penalties for a felony DUI may be extended if the conduct involves a child under the age of 16 or causes a victim to suffer death or great bodily harm.
In State courts of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties we've been involved in well over a thousand cases and tried to jury verdict cases ranging from first degree capital murder where the death penalty is being sought, sexual battery, drug trafficking, violations of probation, domestic violence and racketeering to misdemeanor criminal charges including driving while under the influence and driving while license suspended.
As a matter of political mood, I suspect the «average» voter now is not too troubled by historic problems with the administration of the death penalty, largely because some recent big capital cases involve mass murderer with no concerns about a possible wrongful conviction or terrible defense lawyering.
His work at the Court involved several death penalty and other high - profile cases, along with various criminal and civil issues.
Most notably, Ms. Gasiorowski represented one of the two capital defendants who avoided an execution sentence in the federal death penalty trial of individuals involved in the bombings of American Embassies in Tanzania and Nairobi, Africa.
Last fall, provincial justice ministers asked the federal government to consider increased penalties for impaired driving, particularly crimes involving repeat offenders, serious injury or death.
As Marcia Coyle explains in the National Law Journal: «Following a blockbuster term involving guns, Guantanamo Bay and the death penalty, the U.S. Supreme Court opens its doors to a new term with less drama, more cases initially and many challenges having potentially major implications for business, the environment, injured consumers, job bias victims and law enforcement.»
Although we have authority to deflect cases to the Court of Appeals, which relieves much of the load, the more difficult and complex cases, plus all cases involving constitutional questions, death penalty, first impressions, newly developing law and a whole litany of special subjects (election contests, utility rates, annexations, bar and judicial discipline matters, etc.) are assigned to our Court.
for the violation (s) and it is determined that an infraction has been committed, the Court may adjudicate you guilty, assess points, impose a civil penalty not to exceed $ 500.00 ($ 1000.00 for violations involving a death or speeding in school / construction zones) or require you to attend traffic school, or all of the above.