A crime which is punishable by the death penalty. The type of death sentence varies from state to state.
Many states use lethal injection.
The types of crimes punishable by death vary from state to state. In many states murder one is found where the killing was premeditated or where the murder occurred with special circumstances such as with an automatic gun, when the victim is an officer or state official, or in the case of treason. In almost all states, a capital offense results in confinement without bail. Certiorari is most commonly used by the U.S. Supreme Court, the highest court in the land. The Supreme Court selects only a small number of certiorari requests because it often results in a change of law.