Life After Exoneration Research Paper
Life after Exoneration
By:
Michael A. Finona
For:
Arnie Mitchnick
COM 156
I. Introduction
The Death Penalty in the United States has become one of the most controversial matters of my lifetime. It is about the enduring agony and pain that a condemned person that is found guilty of committing a heinous crime must face. The life ending through by means of the state justice department is far from merciful, in fact it is inhumane and torturous. Under the 8th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, serves as a protection from cruel and unusual punishment that can be arranged for someone who has been sentenced to die by the state. The sentence of death is a punishment under the …show more content…
With DNA being used in defense of an appeal, generally, the condemned inmate will seek to clear his or her name in connection with the crime convicted of through the use of DNA, although the death penalty has a lengthly appeals process, the availability of resources available to prove his or her innocence is the strongest point going forward with the use of DNA. The advancement of DNA testing was not always available until the early years of the 1990’s. If DNA was offered as a resource in the 1970’s and 1980’s, then my assumption would be that majority of those that were sentenced to death and executed were innocent due to a miscarriage of …show more content…
State saction killings are inhumane and unjust, there is evidence that the state sactioned killing of a condemened inmate inreases criminal activity in retaliation. I believe that the United States can do away with the punishment handed down as death to a convicted criminal and serve out a conviction without the severe punishment of an execution. There is a justification in capital punishment is viewed as showing a level of respect for the people of this society by carrying out a state sanctioned murder. If a convicted person was careless with the actions taken to commit such crimes then the argument for exoneration is a decision to help abolish the death penalty across the United
By:
Michael A. Finona
For:
Arnie Mitchnick
COM 156
I. Introduction
The Death Penalty in the United States has become one of the most controversial matters of my lifetime. It is about the enduring agony and pain that a condemned person that is found guilty of committing a heinous crime must face. The life ending through by means of the state justice department is far from merciful, in fact it is inhumane and torturous. Under the 8th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, serves as a protection from cruel and unusual punishment that can be arranged for someone who has been sentenced to die by the state. The sentence of death is a punishment under the …show more content…
With DNA being used in defense of an appeal, generally, the condemned inmate will seek to clear his or her name in connection with the crime convicted of through the use of DNA, although the death penalty has a lengthly appeals process, the availability of resources available to prove his or her innocence is the strongest point going forward with the use of DNA. The advancement of DNA testing was not always available until the early years of the 1990’s. If DNA was offered as a resource in the 1970’s and 1980’s, then my assumption would be that majority of those that were sentenced to death and executed were innocent due to a miscarriage of …show more content…
State saction killings are inhumane and unjust, there is evidence that the state sactioned killing of a condemened inmate inreases criminal activity in retaliation. I believe that the United States can do away with the punishment handed down as death to a convicted criminal and serve out a conviction without the severe punishment of an execution. There is a justification in capital punishment is viewed as showing a level of respect for the people of this society by carrying out a state sanctioned murder. If a convicted person was careless with the actions taken to commit such crimes then the argument for exoneration is a decision to help abolish the death penalty across the United