Source: (1999) American Journal of Criminal Law 27(1).
Convicted murderer Karla Faye Tucker’s life presented a dilemma to the State’s sacrificial machinery. Proponents of capital punishment should concede that it was arguable that killing Tucker would leave society more morally and spiritually impoverished, on balance, than allowing her to survive.
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