death penalty
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Israel has only twice used the death penalty against a convicted prisoner.
From BBC
Friday's decision "is solely to foreclose the death penalty as an available punishment to be considered by the jury," Judge Margaret Garnett wrote in her opinion.
From Barron's
"These false confessions are routinely used as the sole evidence to convict, including in capital cases where the death penalty may be imposed," it added.
From Barron's
The Justice Department has agreed not to seek the death penalty for any of those expelled to the United States, García Harfuch says.
From Los Angeles Times
Mexico abolished the death penalty for civilian crimes decades ago.
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