The death penalty, said Breyer, has changed since the decision that made it legal again.
Sorcery-related killings will now be treated as murder and the death penalty will be applicable, local media said.
That is not to say that Americans want to abolish the death penalty entirely.
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The nonprofit organization provides accurate figures and analyses, but opposes use of the death penalty.
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But elsewhere the death penalty was "becoming a thing of the past, " secretary-general Salil Shetty said.
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In many states, the death penalty would be off the table if the jury couldn't agree.
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Maryland has had the death penalty since 1638 when the territory was a British colony.
Last month India passed a new bill containing harsher punishments, including the death penalty, for rapists.
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The Death Penalty Information Centre has found that 77% of Americans favour capital punishment.
Prosecutors are trying to determine whether he would be eligible for the death penalty.
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The death penalty was sought by prosecutors, but the judge sentenced them to life imprisonment.
Prosecutors say they will announce on 1 April if they want to pursue the death penalty.
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All were settled through plea bargains that took the death penalty off the table.
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Capital-punishment supporters, on the other hand, said the Holmes case was well-suited for the death penalty.
Four are on trial in a specially-convened fast-track court and face the death penalty.
The Justice Department in coming weeks will decide whether to actually seek the death penalty.
If convicted of treason, Musharraf could face the death penalty or life in prison.
Last month, India passed a new law detailing harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty.
The judge asked Mohammed numerous times whether he understood that he faces the death penalty.
Executions are comparatively rare in India where hundreds of convicts are awaiting the death penalty.
India's High Commission says use of the death penalty is valid under its laws.
In Guinea, female genital mutilation carries the death penalty, but it has never been applied.
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In practice, the public prosecutors sought the death penalty in fewer than 5% of the cases.
This would force the prosecution to seek the death penalty only where it had incontrovertible proof.
They said the polls show a narrow majority in the state still supports the death penalty.
Tang Hui campaigned vigorously for the death penalty for the men who did it.
He added the death penalty would be a "very harsh" punishment for the much-loved rodent.
The UK Foreign Office says there are currently 12 British nationals facing the death penalty abroad.
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