2006-08-21 21:59:03 · 5 answers · asked by Dgurl 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Hanging as a capital punishment?
2006-08-21 21:59:37 · update #1
Most states used hanging as a method of capitol punishment at one time or another. Of the 38 states that currently have capitol punishment only New Hampshire, Delaware and Washington still allow hanging. Amazingly enough a few states still allow a firing squad and some still allow electrocution or the gas chamber. Mostly, though, they simply use lethal injection.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004916.html This link tells the methods that each state allows.
2006-08-21 22:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by nightevisions 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two states, Washington and New Hampshire, still have death by hanging as a legal method of execution. (Delaware had it until the 1990's but has since replaced it with lethal injection.) In Washington state, lethal injection is the default method, but the condemned can opt for hanging instead. In New Hampshire, hanging is used only if lethal injection is impractical in a given case.
2006-08-22 00:01:26 · answer #2 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know only Utah still has hanging on the books for a death penalty option which I don't think they do anymore because there is more "humane" ways to kill people on death row
2006-08-21 22:05:56 · answer #3 · answered by katlvr125 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think any states do that anymore. Most use lethal injection now. I think Utah still has the firing squad though.
2006-08-21 22:04:22 · answer #4 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hanging is still in the law books for horse thieves
2006-08-22 05:21:05 · answer #5 · answered by snm 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋