Sentence examples for believed capital from inspiring English sources

I believed capital punishment was sometimes warranted; now I don't.

Many believed capital punishment would wither away, an assumption so misguided it evokes Yogi Berra's famous apothegm, "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future".

Last year, Breyer, joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said he believed capital punishment as practiced in America was unconstitutional because the system has proven to be unreliable and random. .

Believes capital punishment useless.

Others believe capital appreciation is what the story is really about.

We believe capital punishment is always wrong and unconstitutional, but there are more specific reasons not to affirm Mr. Kennedy's sentence.

Still, Mr. Pickett said that in his speaking engagements since the film has been screened, he meets people who believe capital punishment is right.

Furthermore, they believe, capital punishment is a just form of retribution, expressing and reinforcing the moral indignation not only of the victim's relatives but of law-abiding citizens in general.

According to the news agency, Moody's outlook on the Italian banking system remains stable, but the rating agency believes capital ratios could be strengthened further.

But shortly before he retired, Justice Harry Blackmun announced that he had come to believe capital punishment was unconstitutional.

At the Supreme Court, a majority of the justices still believe capital punishment is constitutional, including Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., who wrote the opinion in the case of Glossip vs. Gross.