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University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
Death Penalty: The Poor Man’s Burden
April Lou Castillo
Professor Heidi Abad
Communication 2 MHW5
Final Draft of the Research Paper
20 March, 2000
Excessive fines shall not be imposed nor cruel, degrading of inhuman punishment inflicted. Neither shall death penalty be imposed, unless, for compelling reasons involving heinous crimes…
-Article three, section 19, paragraph one of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
Capital punishment or the death penalty is the extreme or maximum penalty for crime. It is a government imposed execution of criminals who committed crimes so heinous that death is the only acceptable punishment. ...
The Philippines is one of only four countries to have re-introduced the death penalty after abolition. ... 7659 or “ An act to restore the Death Penalty on certain heinous crimes.” Since the 1993 restoration, over 600 Filipinos and a number of foreigners have been given the sentence of death. Currently, there are more than 3000 death row convicts in the Philippines. ... Contrary to the established fact, it has been found out that those meted the death penalty, who is executed or who is spared, is often determined not only by the nature of the crime but also by their social background and financial means. ... Ricardo Zarco of University of the Philippines, almost all the convicts put to death since 1947 come from the lower socio-economic class. ...
Given that his client’s life is on the line and the penalty of death is highly probable, it is expected that he provide his client with excellent service. ...
Gary Nelson spent 11 years in death row. ... Their client was immediately sentenced to death. ...
When we think of the people sentenced to death, we presume him guilty of the crime and that a fair trial was given. ... Judge Maximiano Asuncion was said to be in a rush to hand out a death verdict due to the excitement of having to use the death penalty once more. The Supreme court took four years to pass the restoration of the death penalty, as opposed to Asuncion handing out an execution in a weeks time. In cases wherein the death penalty is involved, a judge’s decision would mean life or death. ...
Despite the fact that our government insures the country a swift and sure justice by means of the death penalty, it does not insure that those who are poor would be given adequate representation and the resources to defend themselves.
Therefore, the government must review not only the death penalty but also the whole system for justice to be served equally. ...
In the light of the death penalty, discrimination of the poor is unacceptable for a society that claims equality for all.
Death Penalty: The Poor Man’s Burden
Excessive fines shall not be imposed nor cruel, degrading of inhuman punishment inflicted. Neither shall death penalty be imposed, unless, for compelling reasons involving heinous crimes…
-Article three, section 19, paragraph one of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
Capital punishment or the death penalty is the extreme or maximum penalty for crime. It is a government imposed execution of criminals who committed crimes so heinous that death is the only acceptable punishment. ...
The Philippines is one of only four countries to have re-introduced the death penalty after abolition. ... 7659 or “ An act to restore the Death Penalty on certain heinous crimes.” Since the 1993 restoration, over 600 Filipinos and a number of foreigners have been given the sentence of death. Currently, there are more than 3000 death row convicts in the Philippines. ... Contrary to the established fact, it has been found out that those meted the death penalty, who is executed or who is spared, is often determined not only by the nature of the crime but also by their social background and financial means. ... Ricardo Zarco of University of the Philippines, almost all the convicts put to death since 1947 come from the lower socio-economic class. ...
Given that his client’s life is on the line and the penalty of death is highly probable, it is expected that he provide his client with excellent service. ...
Gary Nelson spent 11 years in death row. ... Their client was immediately sentenced to death. ...
When we think of the people sentenced to death, we presume him guilty of the crime and that a fair trial was given. ... Judge Maximiano Asuncion was said to be in a rush to hand out a death verdict due to the excitement of having to use the death penalty once more. The Supreme court took four years to pass the restoration of the death penalty, as opposed to Asuncion handing out an execution in a weeks time. In cases wherein the death penalty is involved, a judge’s decision would mean life or death. ...
Despite the fact that our government insures the country a swift and sure justice by means of the death penalty, it does not insure that those who are poor would be given adequate representation and the resources to defend themselves.
Therefore, the government must review not only the death penalty but also the whole system for justice to be served equally. ...
In the light of the death penalty, discrimination of the poor is unacceptable for a society that claims equality for all.
Approximate Word count = 6546
Approximate Pages = 26.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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