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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll
The prosecution would have to make their intention to seek the death penalty before the trial. There would be extensive voir dire to select the appropriate jury, more lawyers for both the defense and prosecution, the trail would be longer, cost more and involve lots of experts. Once guilt has been proven at trail, there is a second to hand down the death sentence once the prosecution has proven that the crime rises to a capital offense.
Once a death sentence is handed down, then the appeals start. Years of appeals that the prosecution has to respond to. If all the appeals fail, then they might eventually be executed.
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There are some things it seems the old west did better.
Don't want to put an innocent person to death, or mandate state sponsored execution, I'm totally behind that. But some people really make you think.
I don't mind Captain's idea. You could even just put some nice painless poison in something tasty and let them decide.