Capital Punishment: The Ford V. Wainwright Case

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Sometimes in life people are not given their rights, the rights that are supposed to be given fairly to them under all circumstances. Although the rights of the people are extremely important in some cases, people tend to change them. The Ford v. Wainwright case is a great example of this it shows even the government can sometimes break rules just to get their point across. This case shows many different ways of how things can be broken down into something it is not, this case shows the importance of how things really get handled behind closed doors of the government. “Ford’s” case was not properly handled because the court system decided to go against the eighth amendment, which made this case unfair. In the case Ford v. Wainwright the court chose to side with Wainwright. Wainwright won this case since the courts felt the need to go against the eighth amendment since the amendment was not set in stone according to them. Yes, Ford was insane he shot the cop and must have not been held up to it or at the most being executed according to the eighth amendment. Was executing Ford a slightly over the top existence that he was insane? Although ford died while awaiting his execution he was still going to be executed, he still lost the case. Although Ford was convicted from killing a cop the detail that he was insane still doesn’t change so should the amendment? Ford v. Wainwright is historically important for the reason that it shows the concept the insane can really be executed, also that although there are rules and regulations they can be broken by people without any sort of power or people with more power than others. Although things are set for everyone to follow some people break those to break other people down. The amendments ar... ... middle of paper ... ...ot follow the rules because they had the power to do so. Works Cited "Ford v. Wainwright - 477 U.S. 399 (1986)." Justia US Supreme Court Center. JUSTIA US Supreme Court, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014 "Ford v. Wainwright | Capital Punishment in Context." Ford v. Wainwright | Capital Punishment in Context. Capital Punishment in Contex, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014 "FindLaw | Cases and Codes." FindLaw | Cases and Codes. FINDLAW, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014 "FORD v. WAINWRIGHT." Ford v. Wainwright. Chicago-kent College of Law, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. "Ford v. Wainwright." Http://www.apa.org. American Psycological Association, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014 "Ford v. Wainwright." LII / Legal Information Institute. Legal Information Institute, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. "The Invigorated Mind." : The Execution of the Insane: Ford v. Wainwright (1986). The Invigorated Mind, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.

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