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  2. Felony murder and the death penalty in the United States

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    Most jurisdictions in the United States of America maintain the felony murder rule. [1] In essence, the felony murder rule states that when an offender kills (regardless of intent to kill) in the commission of a dangerous or enumerated crime (called a felony in some jurisdictions), the offender, and also the offender's accomplices or co-conspirators, may be found guilty of murder.

  3. Capital punishment - Wikipedia

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    Advocates of the death penalty argue that it deters crime, [217] [218] is a good tool for police and prosecutors in plea bargaining, [219] makes sure that convicted criminals do not offend again, and that it ensures justice for crimes such as homicide, where other penalties will not inflict the desired retribution demanded by the crime itself ...

  4. Capital punishment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For instance, South Korea retains capital punishment but has observed an unofficial moratorium on executions since 1997; [3] Taiwan is the only other advanced democracy with capital punishment for ordinary crimes; in 2024 Taiwan's Constitutional Court upheld the legality of the death penalty, but restricted its use to the most serious crimes (i ...

  5. Category:Films about capital punishment - Wikipedia

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    Cell 2455 Death Row (film) The Ceremony (1963 film) The Chamber (1996 film) Changeling (film) Chicago (2002 film) Chinna Madam; Citizen Gangster; Citizen X; Clemency (film) Compulsion (1959 film) The Confession (1970 film) The Conspirator; The Conspirators (1969 film) Court Martial (1959 film) Crimewave; Cromwell (film) Crossed Over; The Crow ...

  6. Capital punishment by country - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court has severely limited the crimes that the death penalty can be a punishment for. It has also abolished the death penalty for crimes committed by a person under the age of 18. Sentences of death may be handed down by a jury or a judge (upon a bench trial or a guilty plea). Uruguay: 1902 1907

  7. Felony murder rule - Wikipedia

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    The rule of felony murder is a legal doctrine in some common law jurisdictions that broadens the crime of murder: when someone is killed (regardless of intent to kill) in the commission of a dangerous or enumerated crime (called a felony in some jurisdictions), the offender, and also the offender's accomplices or co-conspirators, may be found guilty of murder.

  8. Capital punishment by the United States federal government

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    The serious crimes that warrant this punishment include treason, espionage, murder, large-scale drug trafficking, or attempted murder of a witness, juror, or court officer in certain cases. The federal government imposes and carries out a small minority of the death sentences in the U.S., with the vast majority being applied by state ...

  9. Bloody Code - Wikipedia

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    The Bloody Code listed 21 categories of capital crimes in the eighteenth century. By 1823, the Judgment of Death Act made the death penalty discretionary for most crimes, and by 1861, the number of capital offences had been reduced to five. The last execution in the United Kingdom took place in 1964, and the death penalty was abolished for ...