In 1983, Charles Eddie Hartman was convicted, beyond a shadow of a doubt, of a heinous act of first-degree murder. Due to flaws in our judicial system, he still rests comfortably in prison. There are some defendants who have earned the ultimate punishment our society has to offer by committing murder with aggravating circumstances present. Life is sacred. It cheapens the life of an innocent murder victim to say that society has no right to keep …showed first 75 words of 953 total…

…showed last 75 words of 953 total…exist. There is obviously no room for error, but in order to keep our nation safe we must show that we are willing to follow through with the sentences we disburse. Using the death penalty for the purpose it was intended will show that our country does have a counter action for heinous and awful crimes. The government can not run a just nation unless we show that we are stern and use capital punishment.