Chris Nguyen
English 100
Prof. Strong
25 November 2007
Capital Punishment: Our Solution to Excessive Crime
In the United States of America, the first known execution was of Captain George Kendall. He was shot and killed by a firing squad for being accused of sowing discord and mutiny. Black's Law Dictionary defines capital punishment as "the execution of a convicted criminal by the State as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences." Some say that capital punishment is a cruel and unusual punishment which would violate the Eighth Amendment, yet it has been in effect for centuries worldwide; others support the idea that one should be appropriately punished for the crimes committed according to the law.
According to California state law one must be convicted of first degree murder with special circumstances such as train wrecking, treason, or perjury causing executions to receive the death penalty. In Texas however, you would only need to commit......

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