2007-01-23 13:33:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Crimes Punishable by the Death Penalty
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Capital Punishment 2004 , (November 2005, NCJ 211349) lists the following as captial crimes, by state:
Alabama. Intentional murder with 18 aggravating factors (Ala. Stat. Ann. 13A-5-40(a)(1)-(18)).
Arizona. First-degree murder accompanied by at least 1 of 10 aggravating factors (A.R.S 13-703(F)).
Arkansas. Capital murder (Ark. Code Ann. 5-10-101) with a finding of at least 1 of 10 aggravating circumstances; treason.
California. First-degree murder with special circumstances; train wrecking; treason; perjury causing execution.
Colorado. First-degree murder with at least 1 of 17 aggravating factors; treason.
Connecticut. Capital felony with 8 forms of aggravated homicide (C.G.S. 53a-54b).
Delaware. First-degree murder with aggravating circumstances.
Florida. First-degree murder; felony murder; capital drug trafficking; capital sexual battery.
Georgia. Murder; kidnaping with bodily injury or ransom when the victim dies; aircraft hijacking; treason.
Idaho. First-degree murder with aggravating factors; aggravated kidnaping, perjury resulting in death.
Illinois. First-degree murder with 1 of 21 aggravating circumstances.
Indiana. Murder with 16 aggravating circumstances (IC 35-50-2-9).
Kansas. Capital murder with 8 aggravating circumstances (KSA 21-3439).
Kentucky. Murder with aggravating factors; kidnaping with aggravating factors (KRS 532.025).
Louisiana. First-degree murder; aggravated rape of victim under age 12; treason (La. R.S. 14:30, 14:42, and 14:113).
Maryland. First-degree murder, either premeditated or during the commission of a felony, provided that certain death eligibility requirements are satisfied.
Mississippi. Capital murder (97-3-19(2) MCA); aircraft piracy (97-25-55(1) MCA).
Missouri. First-degree murder (565.020 RSMO 2000).
Montana. Capital murder with 1 of 9 aggravating circumstances (46-18-303 MCA); capital sexual assault (45-5-503 MCA).
Nebraska. First-degree murder with a finding of at least 1 statutorily-defined aggravating circumstance.
Nevada. First-degree murder with at least 1 of 15 aggravating circumstances (NRS 200.030, 200.033, 200.035).
New Hampshire. Six categories of capital murder (RSA 630:1, RSA 630:5).
New Jersey. Murder by one's own conduct, by solicitation, committed in furtherance of a narcotics conspiracy, or during the commission of the crime of terrorism (NJSA 2C:11-3C).
New Mexico. First-degree murder with at least 1 of 7 statutorily-defined aggravating circumstances (Section 30-2-1 A, NMSA).
New York. First-degree murder with 1 of 13 aggravating factors (NY Penal Law Sec. 125.27). (NOTE: On June 24, 2004, the New York death penalty statute was ruled unconstitutional.)
North Carolina. First-degree murder (NCGS ¤14-17).
Ohio. Aggravated murder with at least 1 of 10 aggravating circumstances (O.R.C. secs. 2903.01, 2929.02, and 2929.04).
Oklahoma. First-degree murder in conjunction with a finding of at least 1 of 8 statutorily defined aggravating circumstances.
Oregon. Aggravated murder (ORS 163.095).
Pennsylvania. First-degree murder with 1 of 18 aggravating circumstances.
South Carolina. Murder with 1 of 11 aggravating circumstances (¤ 16-3-20(C)(a)).
South Dakota. First-degree murder with 1 of 10 aggravating circumstances; aggravated kidnaping.
Tennessee. First-degree murder with 1 of 15 aggravating circumstances (Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 39-13-204).
Texas. Criminal homicide with 1 of 8 aggravating circumstances (TX Penal Code 19.03).
Utah. Aggravated murder (76-5-202, Utah Code annotated).
Virginia. First-degree murder with 1 of 13 aggravating circumstances (VA Code ¤ 18.2-31).
Washington. Aggravated first-degree murder.
Wyoming. First-degree murder.
2007-01-23 13:35:55 · answer #1 · answered by A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-10 22:08:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HUH? has a good answer.
You might also find it interesting to check out the website of: Center for Sex Offender Management.
"Established in June 1997, the Center for Sex Offender Management's (CSOM) goal is to enhance public safety by preventing further victimization through improving the management of adult and juvenile sex offenders who are in the community."
2007-01-23 13:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by John Hightower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of the death penalty for sex crimes in the US. I would not oppose it in many cases.
2007-01-23 13:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
so they don't stay in jail forever and get killed by the inmates because they hate sex offenders in jail
2007-01-23 13:43:29 · answer #5 · answered by asshole's son 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ALL SHOULD HAVE IT> PERIOD.
2007-01-23 14:04:06 · answer #6 · answered by user name 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋