California Court of Appeal Returns Death Penalty

A federal appeals court in the United States overturned a lower court decision on the unconstitutionality of the death penalty in California due to huge delays in the execution of the sentence.

Last year, one of the suicide lawyers won the trial, arguing that long delays in carrying out executions in California contradict the ban on cruel and unusual punishment, and therefore do not comply with the constitution.

However, according to the ruling of the appeals court, despite the fact that many people consider the system of executions in California ineffective, it complies with federal law.

Members of the initiative group opposing the current procedure for the execution of executions, propose to reduce the time from the death sentence to its execution from 30 to 10-15 years.

As one of the reforms in the system of execution of sentences, it is proposed that lawyers specializing in filing appeals be brought to court proceedings.

In 2012, the question of abolishing the death penalty in California was submitted to a referendum, but state voters rejected the proposal.

The use of "cruel and unusual punishment" is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution.

Lawmakers of the US state of Nebraska adopted decision to abolish the death penalty.

The State Senate for the second time voted for a bill to abolish capital punishment, overcoming the veto that Governor Pete Ricketts had previously applied.