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U.S. citizens' view of the death penalty

 

How often do you think that a person has been executed under the death penalty who was, in fact, innocent of the crime he or she was charged with - do you think this has happened in the past five years, or not?

United States; 18 years and older; ; Gallup Organization Source: Gallup


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The statistic reflects the view of the surveyed U.S. citizens whether in their opinion any innocent people have been executed under the death penalty in the last five years.

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close Markets and sectors
Society , Justice & Legal
Survey
Survey time period October 1, 2009 to October 4, 2009
Interview
Region United States
Macroregion North-America only
Age group 18 years and older
Relevance 2
Method of interview Telephone interview
Release
Published by Gallup
Release date October 2009
Further information The source does not provide any information on missing percentage points to 100 percent.
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