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31Mitigating factor — A mitigating factor, in law, is any information or evidence presented to the court regarding the defendant or the circumstances of the crime that might result in reduced charges or a lesser sentence.[1] Contents 1 Death penalty in the United… …
32Murder (Romanian law) — For a general discussion of the law of murder, see murder. According to the Romanian Penal Code, a person can face a penalty ranging from 10 to 25 years or life imprisonment for murder. (There are also mandatory restrictions of some… …
33aggravate — verb 1) the new law could aggravate the situation Syn: worsen, make worse, exacerbate, inflame, compound; add fuel to the fire/flames, add insult to injury, rub salt in the wound Ant: alleviate, improve 2) informal you don …
341995 Chicago heat wave — The 1995 Chicago heat wave was a heat wave which led to approximately 750 heat related deaths in Chicago over a period of five days.[1] Eric Klinenberg, author of the 2002 book Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago, has noted that in …
35Capital punishment in the United States — This article is about capital punishment in the U.S. as a general overview. For the federal government s capital punishment laws, see Capital punishment by the United States federal government. Part of a series on Capital punishment …
36Capital punishment in Oklahoma — Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. State of Oklahoma.Oklahoma is one of the leading states in number of performed post Furman executions, behind only Texas and Virginia [ [http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?scid=8 did=1110… …
37Apprendi v. New Jersey — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Apprendi v. New Jersey ArgueDate=March 28 ArgueYear=2000 DecideDate=June 26 DecideYear=2000 FullName=Charles C. Apprendi, Jr. v. New Jersey USVol=530 USPage=466 Citation=120 S. Ct. 2348; 147 L. Ed. 2d 435; 2000 U.S.… …
38Schriro v. Summerlin — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Schriro v. Summerlin ArgueDate=April 19 ArgueYear=2004 DecideDate=June 24 DecideYear=2004 FullName=Dora B. Schriro, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Warren Wesley Summerlin USVol=542 USPage=348 Citation=124 S.… …
39Murder in English law — Murder is an offence under the common law of England and Wales. It is considered the most serious form of homicide, in which one person kills another either intending to cause death or intending to cause serious injury (originally termed malice… …
40Revised Penal Code of the Philippines — The Revised Penal Code contains the general penal laws of the Philippines. First enacted in 1930, it remains in effect today, despite several amendments thereto. It does not comprise a comprehensive compendium of all Philippine penal laws. The… …
