A lot of states seem comfortable with a stalemate on the death penalty. Executions are rare in most states but they're not ready to get rid of them.
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There's still debate, but it doesn't frame the issue as strongly as someone who's saying the statute is unfair or begging for his life.Richard Dieter
This stage of the penalty phase was probably harder for the government, but that was before he took the stand and connected all the dots for the jury.
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The thing that stands out to me is the breadth of the decline, ... I think if it were just one year or one of those numbers, it would be less consequential. What we're witnessing is a pullback from the death penalty across the country.
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The states are cutting back on their use of the death penalty, while the federal government is expanding.
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Someone, either a judge or a jury, must determine beyond a reasonable doubt that government has proven an aggravating factor beyond guilt.
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There's now considerable public skepticism about whether all those being executed are really guilty and that has cast doubt on the whole system.
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