Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the execution of a person by the state as punishment for a crime. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital origins from Latin capitalis, literally "regarding the head" (Latin caput). Hence, a capital crime originally was to be punished by the loss of the head.

In the news

• Courtroom Weekly:Football, self-defense and adoption issues, 2013-04-18 09:52:16
• Lethal injection procedure violates Montana constitution, judge rules, 2012-09-19 16:22:48
• Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down state's execution law, 2012-06-22 16:33:59
• Federal Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction, 2012-02-24 23:46:10
• Two death penalty sentences reversed in California, 2011-12-06 08:10:22
• Governor Kitzhaber puts hold on Oregon executions, 2011-11-25 14:33:36
• Supreme Weekly: Football, insurance companies and the death penalty, 2011-10-13 12:09:32
• Sentencing venue moved for man facing possible death penalty, 2011-09-15 21:51:42
• South Dakota man's death penalty case moves closer to execution, 2011-08-15 20:23:28
• Ohio will temporarily stop executions, 2011-07-19 08:43:57

2012

• Lethal injection procedure violates Montana constitution, judge rules, September 19, 2012
• Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down state's execution law, June 22, 2012
• Federal Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction delaying execution, February 24, 2012
• Legality of Nebraska's purchase of lethal injection drug questioned, January 11, 2012

2011

• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stops district court's death penalty hearing, January 19, 2011
• Two death penalty sentences reversed in California, December 6, 2011
• Governor Kitzhaber puts hold on Oregon executions, November 25, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Football, insurance companies and the death penalty, October 13, 2011
• Sentencing venue moved for man facing possible death penalty, September 15, 2011
• South Dakota man's death penalty case moves closer to execution, August 15, 2011
• Ohio will temporarily stop executions, July 19, 2011
• Texas execution of Mexican national results in international uproar, July 15, 2011
• Opponents of death penalty appeal to Oregon Supreme court to reverse ruling, June 13, 2011
• South Dakota man's death penalty case to be heard by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, June 28, 2011
• Ohio Supreme Court schedules new executions, March 2, 2011

2010

• Georgia Supreme Court rejects death penalty bar request, March 25, 2010
• Arizona judge refuses to dismiss death penalty, March 3, 2010
• Florida Supreme Court issues stay on the lethal injection of convicted murderer, March 8, 2010
• Federal judge dismisses challenge to death penalty, March 8, 2010
• Death penalty declared "constitutional in Delaware, February 2, 2010

2009

• Texas judge faces trial regarding death penalty, August 13, 2009

See also

• Death penalty on the ballot

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