I think we're in a period where the death penalty will be used more judiciously. The bottom line is each year for the past four or five years the number of death sentences have been down, so there's something going on here.
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It would be counterproductive to force the issue, then have a 5-4 vote that juveniles can be executed, ... The issue then may not be revisited for a long time. It may be a better thing for the issue to percolate, for states to ban executing minors on their own, instead of being forced to by the courts.Richard Dieter
The states are cutting back on their use of the death penalty, while the federal government is expanding.
Richard Dieter
It actually may create more death because the person facing the death penalty for this kind of offense might be inclined to say, 'No greater punishment incurred if I killed the victim.
Richard Dieter
You can plead guilty, but you can't plead death. You can request it.
Richard Dieter
Lethal injection is the only method being used now, for all practical purposes. The chemicals are almost the same in all the states, and they're being challenged in all the states.
Richard Dieter
New Jersey has stopped all executions. Four stays of execution have been granted on this issue in various states. The US supreme court has taken a case related to this issue.
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