What are the 8 ways you can get charged with capital punishment?

[imported_Tomato]

I'm still trying to figure out number 8...

1. Knowingly murdering a peace officer during the lawful discharge of their duty.
2. Knowingly murdering a fire fighter during the lawful discharge of their duty.
3. Committing murder during a kidnapping, burglary, robbery, aggravated assault, or arson.
4. Committing or employing a murder for hire or pay.
5. Committing murder while escaping a penal institution.
6. Killing a penal institution employee during incarceration.
7. Murdering two or more person during the same criminal transaction or pursuant to the same course of conduct.

 

[Vic]

What about simple premeditated murder? Or maybe treason?

 

[BatmanNate]

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[wedi42]

8. Neffing

 

[Wuffsunie]

Originally posted by: johngute
8. Neffing

Yeah, that or treason sounds about right to me.

 

[mugs]

It's different from state to state.

 

[Chaotic42]

8. Treason

 

[acemcmac]

I think the part you're missing is a particularly horiffic crime... mutilation, etc

 

[imported_Tomato]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
8. Treason

I think that's it, thank you (& Vic!).

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
8. Treason

good point...

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: mugsywwiii
It's different from state to state.

yep

treason is a reason, but that is a federal charge

murder is a state law so the 7 you listed are all state charges (kidnapping might be federal if it goes cross state lines, nto sure on that one)

 

Originally posted by: Dezign
I'm still trying to figure out number 8...

1. Knowingly murdering a peace officer during the lawful discharge of their duty.
2. Knowingly murdering a fire fighter during the lawful discharge of their duty.
3. Committing murder during a kidnapping, burglary, robbery, aggravated assault, or arson.
4. Committing or employing a murder for hire or pay.
5. Committing murder while escaping a penal institution.
6. Killing a penal institution employee during incarceration.
7. Murdering two or more person during the same criminal transaction or pursuant to the same course of conduct.

I suppose this COULD fall under #3, but if you kill someone during a comission of a felony crime that also counts. Its more broadens 3 than anything else.

 

[PlasticJesus]

kidnapping might be federal if it goes cross state lines

I believe kidnapping is a federal crime in all cases and has been since the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped.

 

[KenGr]

Each state will have it's own laws.

Here is a link for Federal statutes: http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/rights/hrpage/rl30962.pdf

There are a lot more Federal capital crimes than you might expect. For instance, I count about 15 specific ones just applying to military personnel in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The civil code ocntains specific cases generally of murder in specific circumstances, such as drive by shootings, alien smuggling, etc. Here is one of my favorites:

"...killing of an official... while engaging in official duties... which deals in protection of horses in horse shows, exhibitions, sales or auctions"

Is Dezign planning something...?