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Why do people get executed?
(in the US) Because they violate a statute which calls for a death penalty such as Murder - Rape - Treason - etc.
Murder rate in baton rouge Louisiana?
After the Hurricanes, Murder rate jumped up about 85% since 2003, but New Orleans is still the highest death rate and most dangerious city in the United States!
What is the punishment for second degree murder in Louisiana?
§34.1. Second degree battery Second degree battery is a battery committed without the consent of the victim when the offender intentionally inflicts serious bodily injury. For purposes of this article, serious bodily injury means bodily injury which involves unconsciousness, extreme physical pain or protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty, or a substantial risk of death. Whoever commits the crime of second degree battery shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both. Acts 1978, No. 394, §1.
When was the first death penalty in US?
According to a timeline on the HistoryNet, in 1630, John Billington, one of the original Pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower, became the first person in the American colonies hanged for murder. http://www.thehistorynet.com You might check your library for a book called, Murder in America, by Roger Lane. It is a history of murder in America going back to colonial times.
What did Britain abolish on 18th December 1969?
The use of the death penalty for murder was abolished in Britain on December 18, 1969. However, it would remain in effect for other crimes through 1998.
