2007-07-14 04:51:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
they dont even use the electric chair anymore... lol :-p they use like some sort of injection thing into their blood stream i think.. and they die like that
2007-07-14 04:55:01 · answer #1 · answered by Oaty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
State law determines how a condemned person dies.
Some states offer more than one method of execution; for example, in Alabama, lethal injection is used unless the inmate requests electrocution.
The electric chair is only used in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Some states don't have a death penalty.
The court determines whether the death penalty can be given. Sometimes the death penalty isn't an option, depending on the charges. Sometimes the jury is given the choice of whether to give a penalty of life in prison or death.
2007-07-14 11:59:42 · answer #2 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will anser the second question first.
It depends on the state. I think there are only 2 ways being used in the United States, Lethal Injection and the Electic Chair. Bere in mind some states have banned it also.
In states where it is uses you have to committ a "Capital Felony". Also, each state has its own laws on that too. One that is common throughout is the murder of a Police Officer.
Some say that any murder where there is at least 3 credible witnesses.
All in all...its a state by state decision.
Good Luck
2007-07-14 11:59:04 · answer #3 · answered by boscatman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The method of death is usually defined by state (or federal) statute. Rarely is there any choice involved.
I don't think any state currently uses the electric chair as a method of execution, but I haven't checked all the state statutes.
2007-07-14 11:58:15 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you usually have to actually kill someone for the state to kill you. And i believe that the state decides on the form of death (chair, injection) if that state allows for the death penalty. (many don't anymore)
2007-07-14 11:56:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you hear about the guy who for his last meal swollowed a bag of uncooked popcorn?
2007-07-14 11:56:06 · answer #6 · answered by garstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Idk about the electric chair thing, but the judge decides.
2007-07-14 11:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by Jessie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋