who recieves the death penalty?

Answer 1

The death penalty doesn't necessarily apply to the worst crimes, but to defendents with the worst lawyer. When is the last time a defendent with money faced the death penalty?

Answer 2

People who murder in a death penalty state. Usually its with mitigating circumstances in order to receive the death penalty. Multiple deaths, is one example.

Answer 3

Statistically speaking, for all those on death row for capital crimes, by far, the vast majority are poor and powerless. The well-off rarely get convicted, and when they do, they get off with a mild punishment, like Michael Skakel (But there is evidence that he may not have murdered Martha Moxley. It gets really complicated, when old crimes are prosecuted and witnesses have forgotten details or evidence had been lost.)

Answer 4

Does it matter? Majority are on death row so long that they die a natural death before ever receiving their penalty.

Answer 5

It goes back to immediately following "Noah's" flood, i.e. see
Genesis 9:6 = "Whoever sheds man's blood [i.e.takes a human's life], by man shall his blood be shed." The Biblical reason, given by the Creator Himself, was our being made in
God's image. Hatred resulting in murder [not = self-defense,
killing the enemy in wartime, or unintentially, i.e. manslaughter] is apparently a real insult to Him. Since is is the Giver and Sustainer of all life on Planet Earth, one is His several prerogatives of being our/the Creator is stating the rules or laws by which we are to be governed. The authority of all human governments are subordinate to His own. (See Romans 13:1 and following.)Remember the old Hebrew National hot dog commercials?
("We answer to a Higher Authority!"...) (:>) If you check out
Genesis 9, verse 6 is spoken by God in the context of His
eternal promise never to destroy all life again by a flood.
This covenant or binding agreement between God and humankind is sealed by His putting the rainbow in the sky to
remind us (and Him?) of His ongoing vow. For this reason,
I subscribe to capital punishment. In the USA, Ammendment 8, prohibiting "cruel or unusual punishments" comes into play. Lethal injection by a 3-drug "cocktail" is currently under
Supreme Court scrutiny. But to answer who SHOULD be put
to death? In my Biblically-based humble opinion:
(1) those convicted of premeditated murder ("murder 1"),
(2) especially those who kill without remorse ("depraved human indifference"),
(3) especially those who murder a police officer (cop, FBI, etc.), and
(4) terrorists (anyone who kills to create terror, including suicide bombing planners or suicide bombers who fail to kill themselves, hijackers, etc.)
If we mistakenly put someone to death (and we do, and will, unfortunately and tragically, sometimes!), God will sort that
out too in the judgment day. I believe in the death penalty for "capital offenses" only because God decrees such in the
context of His ETERNAL or ONGOING binding agreement with mankind. His will be done, not ours. Let's recall who is Who: we are creatures; He is the only Creator with life or death authority, except for that which He delegates to judges
within our government.
(Boy! I hope that hopefully persuasive answer scores me some "best answer" votes, even if you remain an opponent of the death penalty! We can then agree to disagree & I can
-- and do -- respect those who argue from a Biblical standard
of forgiveness. "And eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth [the Mosaic Law precept] will leave us all blind and toothless."

Answer 6

Before long, it will be reserved for people who express their opinion that homosexuality is abnormal.

Answer 7

Those convicted of 1st degree murder.

Answer 8

I think it is more likely if you are dark skinned and poor.

Answer 9

those who spell "received" wrong.