Toughts on the Capital Punishment - 1646 Words

Capital Punishment On June 1, 1985 Kathy Wilhoit was murdered. Greg Wilhot was left a single father to care for his four months old and fourteen months old. Nearly a year after Kathy was murdered Greg was accused, arrested and charged with the murder. The evidence to convict Greg of murder was a bite mark on Kathy’s body, that two dental â€Å"experts† matched with Gregs bite. This man was behind bars with two young daughters at home, so his parents decided to hire one of Oklahoma’s â€Å"best† defense attorneys. Unfortunately this attorney had taken to drinking and neglected his responsibilities as a lawyer. Greg Wilhoit was sentenced to death. In an article by Nancy Vollertsen, Gregs sister, she wrote a quote from Greg saying â€Å"At the sentencing, Wilhoit said, the judge told me I was to die by lethal injection. Then he said, But if that fails, well kill you by electrocution. If the power goes out, well hang you. If the rope breaks, well take you ou t back and shoot you. Needless to say after eight years in prison twelve new odontologists found that the bite mark could not be Greg’s. Unfortunately, these cases of finding innocent men guilty and are all too common. Luckily, Greg was exonerated before he received his incorrect punishment of death. (Vollersten) Though Greg was lucky, that is not always the case with capital punishment and innocent men are convicted and killed. Capital punishment it too subjective to mistakes and biases to be taken into consideration. As wellShow MoreRelatedReview QuestionsName two examples of capital890 Words   |  4 Pagesï » ¿Review Questions Name two examples of capital crimes. Two examples of a capital crime is remeditated murder, the murder of a police officer, sexual abuse of a minor and etc.. Name two examples of federal crimes. Two examples of a federal crime is bank fraud, white collar crimes, cyber crimes and etc.. Explain the difference between jails and prisons. According to the passaage, the difference between a jail and a prision; is that a jail is smaller and only holds who are awaiting a trial, do midemeanorsRead MoreEssay on Analysis of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros4759 Words   |  20 Pagesparents told them nor Esperanza dreamt of. Esperanza is not just dissatisfied with her home, but she is also ashamed of her appearance and of her name, which is always mispronunced, and sounds if the syllables were made of tin and if they were a punishment for the ears. Esperanza was named after her great-grandmother, who was forced to marry and sentenced to a life full of sadness. But Esperanza swears that she will not have the same destiny like her great-grandmother. Esperanza longs for a name that