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State v. Tomahl Cook The case of Tomahl Cook vs. The State of New Jersey was a very grusome study in the tragedy of Katrina Suhan. Katrina was murdered February 14, 1998 in Old Bridge, New Jersey. She was only 15 years when she was brutally murdered by a cold-hearted ruthless murderer. Katrina 's life was taken away from her at such a young age due to a sick human being. The experience of driving by where Katrina lived, where she was abducted, and where she was murdered was very moving

Capital Punishment: A Question of Life and Death Introduction: The debate about capital punishment, commonly referred to as “the death penalty”, is as old as the death penalty itself. It is caused by different controversial opinions about the propriety and legitimacy of the death penalty. It’s not surprising that since the start of this debate the philosophical or ethical arguments against or in favour of the death penalty has remained notably unchanged. Thesis statement: The public concern about

The Death Penalty Introduction The first known execution in what is now the United States of America was of Captain George Kendall who was shot by a firing squad in Jamestown in December 1607 for sowing discord and mutiny. In 1622 the next known execution, also in the Colony of Virginia, was of Daniel Frank for the crime of theft. Since then the death penalty has almost always been a part of the criminal justice system (Reggie, 1997). Proponents of capital punishment argue five purposes for