Title: What makes someone eligible for the death penalty? | Yahoo Answers
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What makes someone eligible for the death penalty?
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Content: if you kill # of people you can ge the death penalty? What is the policy? Is it just if the jury feels like it they can give someone the death penalty? Are there any people that do not qualify for the death penalty? 10 Answers
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Susan S
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It varies by state and the application of the death penalty
has been arbitrary. In some states, the defendant can be sentenced to death even if he was not the actual killer. This has happened, most recently in Texas. Robert Lee Thompson was executed for the killing carried out by his robbery accomplice who was sentenced to life. The standards can be very subjective. If the defendant has access to a good lawyer he won't be facing the death penalty.