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Capital punishment continues to be performed in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The state has executed the second largest number of convicts in the United States (after Texas) since re-legalization following ''Gregg v. Georgia '' in 1976.〔(Executions in the United States, 1608-1976, By State )〕 Oklahoma also has the highest number of executions per capita in the United States.〔(State Execution Rates )〕 Oklahoma was the first jurisdiction in the world to adopt lethal injection as method of executions.〔(A Guilty Man )〕 On December 16, 2010, Oklahoma became the first American state to use pentobarbital, in the execution of John David Duty. In 2014, Oklahoma placed scheduled executions on hold until the state's Department of Corrections implemented eleven proposed improvements in protocols governing capital punishment. The review of the lethal injection administration process resulted from the protracted 33 minute execution of Clayton Darrell Lockett in which a doctor and a paramedic failed nearly a dozen times to administer an IV with lethal drugs. Executions resumed on January 15, 2015 with the execution of Charles Frederick Warner by lethal injection. At least two death row inmates in Oklahoma were later found to be innocent and were released: Gregory R. Wilhoit (convicted 1987, exonerated 1993) and Ron Williamson (convicted 1988, exonerated 1999). ==Capital offenses== In Oklahoma, first-degree murder is punishable by death in the following cirumstances:〔(O.S. 21-701.7. )〕〔(Crimes Punishable by the Death Penalty )〕 * A person commits murder in the first degree when that person unlawfully and with malice aforethought causes the death of another human being. Malice is that deliberate intention unlawfully to take away the life of a human being, which is manifested by external circumstances capable of proof. * A person also commits the crime of murder in the first degree, regardless of malice, when that person or any other person takes the life of a human being during, or if the death of a human being results from, the commission or attempted commission of murder of another person, shooting or discharge of a firearm or crossbow with intent to kill, intentional discharge of a firearm or other deadly weapon into any dwelling or building as provided in Section 1289.17A of this title, forcible rape, robbery with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping, escape from lawful custody, first degree burglary, first degree arson, unlawful distributing or dispensing of controlled dangerous substances, or trafficking in illegal drugs. * A person commits murder in the first degree when the death of a child results from the willful or malicious injuring, torturing, maiming or using of unreasonable force by said person or who shall willfully cause, procure or permit any of said acts to be done upon the child pursuant to Section 7115 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes. It is sufficient for the crime of murder in the first degree that the person either willfully tortured or used unreasonable force upon the child maliciously injured or maimed the child. * A person commits murder in the first degree when that person unlawfully and with malice aforethought solicits another person or persons to cause the death of a human being in furtherance of unlawfully manufacturing, distributing or dispensing controlled dangerous substances, as defined in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, unlawfully possessing with intent to distribute or dispense controlled dangerous substances, or trafficking in illegal drugs. * A person commits murder in the first degree when that person intentionally causes the death of a law enforcement officer or correctional officer while the officer is in the performance of official duties. The 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision in ''Kennedy v. Louisiana'' invalidated the following Oklahoma capital statutes: * First-degree rape〔(21 Okl. St. Ann. § 1114 ) and (21 Okl. St. Ann. § 1115 )〕 * Extortionate kidnapping〔(21 Okl. St. Ann. § 745(A) )〕 * Rape or forcible sodomy of a victim under 14 where the defendant had a prior conviction of sexual abuse of a person under 14〔10 Okl. St. Ann. § 7115(I)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Capital punishment in Oklahoma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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