Capital cases are cases that, if the defendant is guilty, he or she will face the death penalty. First-degree murder cases, either on grounds of premeditation or cases that based on the felony-murder doctrine are generally capital cases.
What is a capital punishment case?
Capital punishment refers to the process of sentencing convicted offenders to death for the most serious crimes (capital crimes) and carrying out that sentence.
In which cases capital punishment is given in India?
According to Section 194, fabricating evidence is punishable by the death penalty if it is done to obtain a capital conviction for a crime. A person who commits such a crime can face the death penalty. Section 302 of the IPC imposes the death penalty for a person who commits murder.
Which case dealt with the death penalty?
Georgia (428 U.S. 153), Jurek v. Texas (428 U.S. 262), and Proffitt v. Florida (428 U.S. 242), collectively referred to as the Gregg decision. This landmark decision held that the new death penalty statutes in Florida, Georgia, and Texas were constitutional, thus reinstating the death penalty in those states.
What are two examples of capital crimes?
Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, Treason, Robbery, Train Robbery, Bombing. Murder, Perjury in Capital Cases, Treason. Murder, Kidnapping. Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, Treason, Train Robbery, Dynamiting, Killing someone in the course of attempting to escape prison.