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Which American states have electrocution as a death penalty method?
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Types of death for the death penalty?
(in the US) Lethal Injection - gas chamber - electrocution - hanging - and in some states you may still choose death by firing squad.
How would the law exicute a criminal?
fry em'Added: In the US, there are various methods used by the various states (35, I believe) that still have the death penalty. Electrocution - Lethal Injection - Gas Chamber - Hanging - Firing Squad. Some states give you a choice of how you wish the penalty to be administered.
What type of execution is used in New Mexico?
Lethal injection is the execution method for states that have the death penalty.
Do any American States which currently have the death penalty also have an act of God clause as a part of their death penalty as in if you survive it's an act of God and you are pardoned?
No.
What methods are used in the death penalty in 2014?
Lethal injection is used in all 32 states that have capital punishment. Some states use electrocution (electric chair), five use the gas chamber, one uses the firing squad, and Delaware and Washington use hanging as alternatives to lethal injection.
Is there still states that allow firing squads?
yes Idaho and Oklahoma have the firing squad as a method of capital punishment.Answer:None of them do really. Lethal injection is always the first choice for the death penalty. All other methods are only used if lethal injection are found unconstituational.Utah no longer offers the firing squad as an option, but would allow it only for inmates who chose this method prior to its elimination .Oklahoma offers firing squad only if lethal injection and electrocution are found unconstitutional.
Can you request which way you die if given the death penalty?
Most states that have a death penalty have two methods of execution for the inmate to choose at least 30 days prior to the execution date, or he will receive the primary method. Some states have only one method and that's what they use. One method the states that have two methods is always lethal injection, which is usually the primary method. Some states don't allow you to choose, especially if the current method was used at the time that inmate was convicted. For example if you are convicted in Florida of a capital crime for which you get the death penalty after January, 2000, you will receive lethal injection. If you were convicted before that you can choose the electric chair or lethal injection. If you can but don't make a choice at least 30 days prior to your execution date you will receive lethal injection. Some states allow you to choose your method regardless of conviction date, others have only one method. You cannot choose a method of execution that's not available in that state.
How many states enforce the death penalty?
Currently, thirty two states enforce the death penalty. In addition, there are eighteen states that have abolished the death penalty.
When did they stop the death penalty?
The death penalty is not permitted in some states and is permitted in other states.
How many states with moratoriums have the death penalty?
Including those states with moratoriums, how many states currently have the death penalty?
What percent of US States have the death penalty?
Thirty-four of the fifty states currently have the death penalty, or 68%For more information about the death penalty in the United States, see Related Questions, below.
What is the penalty for felony-murder in ct?
Connecticut is one of the states that has a death penalty.
