Capital punishment also known as the death penalty has been around for many years. The first established death penalty law was started in the eighteenth century. Capital punishment is executing someone for a serious crime that they committed after proper trial. There is nothing more final than death, the use of capital punishment has also been a very controversial issue in the United States. Killing an individual as result of the crime they committed is never plausible. The death penalty is certainly not a great solution, when there may be an innocent person involved. For every innocent man sent to prison, there is also a guilty one left on the outside (Grisham, 2010). The death penalty is the ultimate punishment, capital punishment laws can vary depending on if the case is federal or state and the location of the crime. The federal government applies capital punishment to individuals who murder, running a large drug enterprise, kidnap resulting in death, and treason, Most states death penalty laws are sentenced to defendants that commit crimes such as; Treason, first-degree or capital murder, and terrorism. …show more content…
Travis Boyette raped and adducted and molested a high school girl Nicole, in Texas. He buried her, they innocently accused and convicted as a seventeen year old, black high school football player Donte Drumm, and he had with no connection to the crime. Travis Boyette fled to Kansas for a different crime for the past nine years. His time has been serve and is suffering from a brain tumor. While Donte Drumm was sentenced death row for nine years, he has only a week before his executions. Mr. Scott wants to do what’s right and confess to the public what he has done and how Mr. Drumm is