Sentences with phrase «of imposing the death penalty»

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There may be a case for demanding a higher standard of proof before imposing the death penalty, but the right to impose it has never been abrogated.

Considering the history of conflicts between Church and State, it would seem more prudent for Christians, Jews, and others of good will to take the position that the death penalty is justified as long as it is carried out by a lawful sovereign, not inflicted in a cruel and unusual manner, and imposed only on those convicted of heinous crimes by due process of law.

The doctrine remains what it has been: that the State, in principle, has the right to impose the death penalty on persons convicted of very serious crimes.

In the Middle Ages a number of canonists teach that ecclesiastical courts should refrain from the death penalty and that civil courts should impose it only for major crimes.

In the Papal States the death penalty was imposed for a variety of offenses.

7) The death penalty should not be imposed if the purposes of punishment can be equally well or better achieved by bloodless means, such as imprisonment.

«A decision to impose the death penalty would further demonstrate the Iranian authorities» utter disregard for religious freedom, and highlight Iran's continuing violation of the universal rights of its citizens,» the White House statement said.

Rather, you are subject to the penalty of death — it has not only been imposed but it is deserved; you are guilty beyond your power to expiate; and yet you are, in Christ, forgiven.

It seems to follow» as the Catechism, in turn, seems to say» that if a murderer can be kept from killing again by any means short of execution, the death penalty can not legitimately be imposed.

Although statutes still in effect in some states permit the death penalty to be imposed for a variety of offenses — ranging from statutory rape to desecration of a grave to causing death in a duel — murder is virtually the only crime for which it has been recently employed.

imposed the death penalty for praying to any diety, that either the country, or the country it was fighting against, would win the war, or lose the war that they were engaged in.This was to protect the country from the influence of the church.

The court of appeals handles all appeals except those in the supreme court's exclusive jurisdiction: challenges to the validity of a United States statute or treaty, the validity of a state constitutional provision or statute, cases requiring construction of revenue laws, the title to state office and cases where the death penalty is imposed.

The law imposes a penalty of life imprisonment on kidnapping for ransom and death penalty in the event of death of a kidnapped victim.

A penalty will not be imposed for withdrawals following the death or adjudicated incompetence of any account holder.

A driver of a motor vehicle is not entitled to impose a penalty of death or serious bodily harm on a cyclist just because the cyclist was rude or broke a traffic rule.

When the offense for which extradition is requested is punishable by death under the laws of the requesting State and the laws of the requested State do not permit such punishment for that offense, extradition may be refused unless the requesting State provides such assurances as the requested State considers sufficient that the death penalty shall not be imposed, or, if imposed, shall not be executed.

It can be contrasted with the $ 750,000 penalty that was imposed on Metron Construction after it pled guilty to four charges of criminal negligence causing death after four workers were killed on Christmas Eve 2009 when the swing stage they were on collapsed.

The Georgia legislature passed the Georgia Wrongful Death laws to impose ``... a penalty upon the person who causes the death of another by negligence, the penalty to go to the person injured.»&rDeath laws to impose ``... a penalty upon the person who causes the death of another by negligence, the penalty to go to the person injured.»&rdeath of another by negligence, the penalty to go to the person injured.»»

The number of death sentences imposed during 2009 was 106, down from 111 the year before, 284 a decade ago, and a high of 328 in 1994, according to a year - end report published today by the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit organization that opposes the death pendeath sentences imposed during 2009 was 106, down from 111 the year before, 284 a decade ago, and a high of 328 in 1994, according to a year - end report published today by the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit organization that opposes the death penDeath Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit organization that opposes the death pPenalty Information Center, a nonprofit organization that opposes the death pendeath penaltypenalty.

«Anti-pardons» are also in the news thanks to the great state of Alabama, the lone state in the union that permits judges to overturn jury - mandated «life without parole» sentences and impose the death penalty instead, something judges have seen fit to do 95 times.

An interesting discussion has developed on The Volokh Conspiracy in the wake of this week's Supreme Court decision that the death penalty may not be imposed on killers who were 16 or 17 at the time of their crimes.

AB 69 Revises provisions governing the recycling of paper and paper products by courts; revises provisions governing the duties of court clerks and justices of the peace in relation to the fees charged by those officials; revises provisions governing the collection and reporting of certain statistical information; changes the term «county clerk» to «clerk of the court» in certain statutes; removes provisions requiring courts provide the Court Administrator certain orders relating to bail forfeitures; repeals provisions governing an offer of judgment; repeals the requirement that the Nevada Supreme Court decide an appeal from judgment imposing the death penalty within a certain period; repeals provisions governing the selection of panels of jurors by boards of county commissioners; revises various other provisions relating to court administration.

It is not vengeance being visited due to the actions of a third party but rather compassion being reversed — the death penalty having been imposed, but deferred, in relation to the original crime.

Justice John Paul Stevens, who turns 88 next Sunday, writes in a concurrence that the Court's discussion of lethal injection has led him to conclude that «The time for a dispassionate, impartial comparison of the enormous costs that death penalty litigation imposes on society with the benefits that it produces has surely arrived.»

Did you know that in Alabama, not only are independent - minded jurors screened out of capital cases through death qualification of juries, but that even when these rigged juries want to impose a penalty of life without parole, a single judge can override twelve verdicts from jurors?

The government delegation later acknowledged that a judge could impose the death penalty whenever he decided that the convicted person had reached his or her majority, regardless of the person's actual age at the time of the crime or at the time of the scheduled execution.

Given the lethal potential of bad driving and its contribution to around 10 deaths a day, it seems proportionate to impose an additional penalty for causing death which is designed to send out the message that it is vital to take proper care when driving.

Member states would have to impose custodial sentences of at least five years or financial penalties on offending companies of at least $ 750,000 for particularly serious crimes, such as those that have resulted in death or serious injury.

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.