Synthesize your viewpoint on the sentencing goals of the death penalty by completing the following steps:

• Read the following article on “New Voices: Federal Judge Underscores the ‘Heavy Price’ of the Death Penalty” at: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/node/5936
• Complete a historical review of innocent individuals who have received the death penalty. You may use sources of your choosing, or visit the site http://www.innocenceproject.org/and analyze innocent individuals and the death penalty.
• Take a stand in support or rejection of the death penalty using only legal research and concerns to support your position without emotional or personal attachments.
• Support your analysis by referencing and properly citing the at least one (1) scholarly source.

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