The history of Capital Punishment here and here. The process of death qualifying a jury here. “The division is not between rich and poor, highbrow and lowbrow, Christians and atheists: it is between those who have charity and those who have not. . . . The test of one’s humanity is whether one is able to accept… Continue reading
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Capital Punishment III
The history of Capital Punishment here and here. The process of death qualifying a jury requires further inquiry than empanelling a non-death qualified jury. The prospective jurors are questioned at voir dire regarding their specific opinion and outlook on capital punishment. Those who state they could not, because of their abhorrence to the death penalty,… Continue reading
Capital Punishment II – History
This post is lengthy but it reviews the history of capital punishment in the US. All of the following 8 posts on the next 8 Sundays will deal with the heart of the matter: the bias created in selecting a capital jury. In 1968, the Court, in Witherspoon v. Illinois,8 looked at an Illinois statute which… Continue reading