The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments, which constrains the manner of execution. Court approved forms of execution does NOT include:
A. Hanging
B. Lethal Injection
C. Crucifixion
D. Firing Squad
Andrea Moorehead was abandoned by her birth mother, a crack-cocaine user who had tested positive for venereal disease, shortly after birth. Andrea was placed with foster parents when she was nine days old. The foster parents, Melva and Robert Dearth, sought to adopt Andrea when she was 10 months old. The Dearths are white and Andrea is black. They live in an interracial neighborhood, they attend an interracial church, and their two children attend an interracial school. They have a stable marriage and financial standing. Which of the following factors may NOT be considered in determining whether the Dearth's may adopt Andrea?
a. Their race c. Their age
b. The stability of their marriage d. All of the above may be considered.
The use of lethal injection to carry out the death sentence has been made difficult because of the European Union's refusal to export the drug needed. This has not resulted in
A. Cancellation of all state and federal executions.
B. The use of private compounding placement
C. Readopting death by firing squad
D. Reinstating the electric chair
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