If you were governor of a state, could you sign a death warrant for murder 1 ?
822200
yes\nNot all "humans" are "wired" right. Those that choose to kill regardless of remorse  must pay.\nTheir victims families need to believe that some other family will not have to experience the suffering and pain when they lose a loved one.
413059
Depends on the state.
980620
An interstate agreement would not allow you to obtain a new license in any of the following states.\n\nMember States : Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky - Joined 8/96, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming
1149901
Not as crazy as it may seem.  If a person murders another person they have, as seen time and time again in every cop and lawyer show on Network TV, "the right to an attorney; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided to you."   "Mirandizing" - the recitation of these rights - is required.  So let's say you hire an attorney to handle your divorce (always happy people involved in THOSE situations) and you are really dissatisfied with the result (s/he "got everything") and you think your shark attorney was worse than incompetent....all the rage boils up and you kill him/her.  You've committed murder and will "have the right to an attorney" in the criminal justice system.  Same scenario would work if you were on trial for murder already and decided to off your attorney because they were doing a lousy job (or whatever....) - you'd not only get an attorney for the murder of your attorney but you'd get a new attorney for your current trial.   All at taxpayer expense.
785232
May be Ex Governors too.
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Of course they can. It really depends on the quality of the police and the work they do. In some states I believe you can file your own charges. Mass is one I think. You still get due process.\n\nNothing to do with your situation as I don't know a thing about it, but don't most in jail say they are innocent?\n\nThere is also a DVD out currently which has the stories of 8 or 9..maybe more, that were on death row awaiting execution when they found they were innocent. I think several who have been executed have now been cleared of the charges they were put to death for. That is why many states won't allow a death penalty. My state has one, but only for contract slayings and the murder of a police officer. None are on death row and none have been executed since the law went back on the books.
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Absolutely. \n\nHow about this!\n\nAn Initiative By the Citizens of the State of ------\n\nWhereas the security of the citizens of the State of ------ is the responsibility of the law enforcement agencies of the State;\n\nWhereas the law enforcement agencies of the State are not enabled to enforce certain laws of the United States;\n\nWhereas the citizens of the State of ------ will benefit if State and local law enforcement agencies are authorized to enforce certain laws of the United States;\n\nIt is in the best interests of the citizens of the State of ------ to authorize the law enforcement agencies of the State of ------ to enforce certain laws of the United States.\n\nThe local and State law enforcement agencies of the State of ------ are hereby authorized to enforce criminal laws of the United States, except in such areas that the United States has expressly reserved enforcement of such laws to the United States and its agencies.\n\nThe prosecutors of the local and State entities are authorized to prosecute persons accused of violation of the laws of the United States, which have been apprehended by State or local law enforcement agencies.\n\nThe courts of the State of ------ are authorized to adjudicate cases brought by prosecutors of the local and State entities subject to the jurisdictional requirements of Section *.\n\n                    State and local agencies are authorized to seek reimbursement from the United States for enforcement efforts.\n\nThis initiative must be signed by a specific number of people, accourding to your specific codes, then.....with enough signatures must be put on a ballot for the people to vote on.\n\n\nLiberal judges are working outside of their realm of authority when they elect to rule on a point of law which is already on the books.  It is their job to enforce existing laws, not to create new law....against the will of the people.
515862
Yes it can be lowered to a misdemeanor, and then later you can ask for expungement. The other alternative is to have the Governor pardon you. Mitch Daniels will never do that so forget it.
63055
Actually, death warrants contain a date which the warrant expires.  12:01 is a common time to schedule an execution, but not universal.\n\nThe idea that the execution is done at 12:01am to avoid a last minute reprieve is ridiculous - by the time the date of execution arrives the case has gone through years of appeals, petitions for post-conviction relief, and appeals for clemency and probably an application for a stay to the U.S.Supreme Court.  If there is going to be a stay granted - everyone from the state's Governor to the US Supreme Court is aware of the date and time of execution.  \n\nIt is true that early morning executions are preferred by wardens to keep protests to a minumum - but more preferred to keep the other prisoners in control - the prison is going to be quieter at 12:01am than when hundreds of inmates are likely to be agitated.
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Each State has its own guidelines for capital punishment.\n\nBut for the Federal guidelines- there are many- some of which are not murder - although most of them are circumstances that require a death result (such as kidnapping where a death results; attack on an airline where a death results) but there are some like treason, or related to drug kingpins, etc.\n\nHere is a link- it's pretty dense- but it's all there:\n\nhttp://www.usembassy.it/pdf/other/RL30962.pdf
36138
Go to Texas.  Kill someone.  Turn yourself in.  You'll learn all about it.
3386
Call the police in that state.
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New hampshire and Washington\n\nWashington, the prisoner may request hanging.\nNew Hampshire, if they can not administer lethal injection, then hanging is acceptable.\n\n---\nnote for below, Idaho and oklahoma have firing squad options.
235955
execution it would save the state alot of money. Having to keep prisoners costs the tax payer millions every year. FRY EM
228802
How is it an easy way out?  Put yourself in the shoes of someone whose very close family member was murdered.  Would you want all the taxpayers in the U.S. to have the burden of keeping that person alive and healthy for however long they live?
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No, it isnt clemency.  A stay of execution granted by the governor is what happens with the gov. feels that there is some evidence that would point to the convicted person's innocence.  A stay of execution is just that - a stay.  Once the governor has enough time to look at the case and are not satisfied with the evidence, they can remove the stay of execution and reset the execution date.
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Convicted felons and people with active DVOs cannot have guns.  I don't think it would be your fault if you gave one to them though if you did not know.