Death Penalty timeline
Category: Иное
Обновлено: 14 окт 2018
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Created byCohen Manges
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Death penalty reinstatedFounding fathers allow for death penalty in the constitutionFirst US Congress Establishes Federal Death PenaltyDeath penalty laws softenedStates switch to private executionsMichigan abolishes death sentence (except for treason)Rhode Island abolishes death sentence for all crimes14th Amendment ratified and used to challenge the death penaltyWeems v. United States Establishes Precedents on "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"Supreme court finds death penalty unconstitutionalUS Supreme Court Rules Execution of Insane Persons UnconstitutionalUS Supreme Court Rules Executions of Individuals Under Age of 16 UnconstitutionalUS Supreme Court Rules the Execution of Mentally Retarded Offenders UnconstitutionalNew York abolishes death sentenceDeath Sentences for Offenders Under the Age of 18 Is Ruled Unconstitutional (Roper v. Simmons)New Mexico repeals death sentenceConnecticut Repeals the Death PenaltyMaryland abolishes death penalty (18th state)Nebraska abolishes death penaltyConnecticut bans the death penalty
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