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SUMMARY:
The defense in the Cheshire triple-murder case challenged Connecticut's death penalty law. Steven J. Hayes is facing the capital charges in the attack and murder of the Petit family of Cheshire, Connecticut, which occurred three years ago. His lawyers argued that the death penalty is not in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. Last year, the defense said a legislative vote to repeal it in Connecticut showed that capital punishment is now labeled as cruel and unusual. However, the repeal was vetoed by the Governor of Connecticut, M. Jodi Rell.
Also, Steven Hayes' lawyers pointed out that the death penalty goes against the legislature's understanding of moral values. They claimed that the judge, Jon C. Blue, should "take a fresh look". But Judge Blue made it clear that he wasn't going to go easy on them by vetoing the capital punishment.
PROPOSITION:
The accused murderer and attacker should be free from the death penalty and should just be sentenced to life in prison without bail or parole.
Hey sharmaine
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I agree with you, that the murderer should be free from the death penalty, and should be sentenced to life in prison because every human life has value. The article states that "defense lawyers would try to 'humanize' the person who was charged with heinous acts."
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Ok, anyway. I'm sorry, but I am going to have to disagree with you and Korie. The reason why I say this is because he killed a doctor's family and there is living proof, since the doctor was able to survive. Plus, the article points out that "death penalty lawyers, often confronted with overwhelming evidence of guilt, focused on one goal: keeping their clients from being executed." This is why the death penalty law is being challenged.
From knowledge, if the murder does not get executed, he would be living a free life in his cell. They are provided with their daily needs and they don't have to work for a living. So, he needs to be executed in order to pay for the crime that he committed.
Hi Sharmaine,
ReplyDeleteGood job of summarizing the article and stating a proposition, based on the issue.
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