Tim ReamDEATH PENALTYCONSTITUTIONALITYMY NAME IS TIM REAM AND IM DEBATING FOR THECONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE DEATH PENALTY. 1. THE CASE OF LEROY KEITH, A MURDERER ON DEATH ROW BUTSOME HOW GOT OUT ON PAROLE, AND ENDED UP IN WARREN, OHIO.
THERE HE WALKED UP TO A MAN NAMED FREDERICK GRIEST AS HEWAS SITTING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF HIS CAR AND SHOT HIM DEAD. HE WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH AGAIN. HE APPEALED AND ARETRIAL WAS HELD AND RESULTED IN LIFE IMPRISONMENT. ONMARCH 7, 1956, HE WAS PAROLED AGAIN AND GIVEN AGOVERNMENT-MANDATED JOB IN YOUNGSTOWN,OHIO. IT LASTEDTHREE DAYS BEFORE HE DISAPPEARED.
ON NOVEMBER 21, 1956, HETURNED UP ON NORTH HOWARD STREET IN AKRON, OHIO,WHEREHE WALKED UP TO A PARKED CAR AND SHOT THE DRIVER, COBURNVON GUNTEN, DEAD. HE THEN DUMPED THE BODY ON THE STREETWHEN THE POLICE INTERVENED. THEY GOT INTO A GUN FIGHTWITH KEITH WHICH ENDED WITH TWO MORE PEOPLE DEAD. HETHEN WENT TO NEW YORK WHERE HE JOINED UP WITH TWO OTHERPEOPLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROBBING A TAXI. THE TAXI PICKEDTHEM UP AND WHEN THE DRIVER REALIZED HE WAS BEINGROBBED HE PURPOSELY RAN INTO A COP CAR.
THEY JUMPED OUTOF THE CAR, BUT BEFORE HE GOT OUT LEROY SHOT THE DRIVER. HE WAS FINALLY CAUGHT AND EXECUTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO HERE WAS JUST ONE INSTANCE WERE THE DEATH PENALTY ISCONSTITUTIONAL. IN ORDER FOR THE DEATH PENALTY TO BE UNCONSTITUIONAL ITHAS TO BE CRUEL AND OR UNUSUAL. A. IT IS CONSTITUTIONAL1.
TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL IT HAS TO BE CRUEL AND ORUNUSUAL WHICH IT IS NOT BECAUSE FOR IT TO BE CRUEL IT HAS TOEXCEED THE CRIME. IF WE EXECUTED PEOPLE FOR JAYWALKING ORPICK-POCKETING THAT IS CRUEL, AND IT ISNT UNUSUAL BECAUSEIT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE FIRST RECORDED TIME. THE FIFTH AMENDMENT STATES THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE HELDTO ANSWER FOR A CAPITAL, OR OTHERWISE INFAMOUS CRIME,UNLESS ON A PRESENTMENT OR INDICMENT OF A GRAND JURY,IN CASES ARISING IN THE LAND OR NAVAL FORCES, OR IN THEMILITIA, WHEN IN ACTUAL SERVICE IN TIME OF WAR OR PUBLICDANGER; NOR SHALL ANY PERSON BE SUBJECT FOR THE SAMEOFFENSE TO BE TWICE PUT IN JEOPARDY OF LIFE; NOR SHALL BECOMPELLED IN ANY CRIMINAL CASE TO BE WITNESS AGAINSTHIMSELF, NOR BE DEPRIVED OF LIFE, LIBERTY, OR PROPERTY,WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF LAW; NOR SHALL PRIVATE PROPERTYBE TAKEN FOR PUBLIC USE, WITHOUT JUST COMPENSATION. NOTE .
. . A CAPITAL OR OTHERWISE INFAMOUSCRIME. . .
. . . NOR BE DEPRIVED OF LIFE . .
. WITHOUTDUE PROCESS OF LAW…THE DEATH PENALTY UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION BY PROTECTINGTHE PUBLIC AND RIDDING THE COUNTRY OF OFFENDERS WITHDUE PROCESS OF LAW.Social Issues
