can someone convicted of a capital crime request a death penalty rather than spend life/most of their life in prison?

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I don’t think I’d (a 34-year old guy) be able to survive 50+ years in prison without severe mental health problems…is it possible for a defendant to request the “easy way” out?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

No. And that it sounds really bad is meant to make you think twice before committing capital crimes. Giving people “easy ways” out of crimes is a new phenomenon we started liking in 2016, but only for certain people.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Probably easier to just slap a lifer with your food tray and wait for the inevitable mass ganking.

Just saying. The justice system feels like making someone live 50 years behind bars to be a sufficient punishment for something. If the prisoner hates it, then so much the better. This country’s justice is founded on vengeance and retribution and punishment, not rehabilitation.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Depends on the country. I can only tell you about Turkey which both doesn’t have death penalty or an actual life sentence. So no, you can’t request that. What we call a “life sentence” is just 35 years.

Anonymous 0 Comments

They request it sure, but the courts are not obligated to satisfy the request. At the end of the day, a convicted person is not the one who gets to decided their punishment.