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Georgia decision barred the death penalty for rape of an adult woman. Previously, the death penalty for rape of an adult had been gradually phased out in the United States, and at the time of the decision, Georgia and the Federal government were the only two jurisdictions to still retain the death penalty for this offense. In the 1980 case ...
Pages in category "Capital punishment in the United States by state" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Map of Death Penalty State statutes in the United States Blue: No current death penalty statute; Orange: Death penalty statute declared unconstitutional; Yellow: No one executed since 1976; Red: Has performed execution since 1976; Note: New Mexico's death penalty statute was repealed on March 18, 2009, but did not apply to inmates on death row ...
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A new report that analyzes the application of capital punishment in America found that 2023 marked a 20-year low in the number of states that carried out executions and imposed new death sentences ...
Does Kentucky have the death penalty? What states have the death penalty across the U.S. in 2024? What you need to know about Kentucky Death Row and more.
Jurek v. Texas, 428 U.S. 262 (1976) Texas's new death penalty statute is constitutional because it uses a three-part test to determine if a death sentence should be imposed. Woodson v. North Carolina, 428 U.S. 280 (1976) North Carolina's new death penalty statute is unconstitutional because it calls for a mandatory death sentence to be imposed ...
In 11 others, proof of some culpable mental state was an element of capital murder. In 13 states, aggravating circumstances above and beyond the fact of the murder itself were required before imposing the death penalty. This left eight states—out of 36—allowed the death penalty for merely participating in a felony in which a murder was ...