Capital punishment in Montana
Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Montana. As of May 1, 2001, a jury must unanimously decide a defendant's eligibility for the death penalty by finding the defendant guilty based upon aggravating factors beyond a resonable doubt. After the decision by the jury of the defendant's eligibility for the death penalty, the judge then sentences the defendant, and may serve the death penalty.[1]
See also
- Crime in Montana
- List of people executed in Montana
- List of wrongful convictions in the United States
- List of exonerated death row inmates
- List of death row inmates in the United States
References
- ↑ "U.S. Supreme Court: Ring v. Arizona | Death Penalty Information Center". www.deathpenaltyinfo.org. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
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