Question

Is capital punishment appropriate in some offenses other than murder? Support your answer with legal reasoning. Is the manner in how capital punishment is imposed a question of legality, morality, or emotion based on public opinion? Should the decision come from a balance of those issues or does the type and nature of the offense counterbalance how the punishment is carried out? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for a crime. The sentence ordering that someone is punished with the death penalty is called a death sentence, and the act of carrying out such a sentence is known as an execution.