Whether the Death Penalty Can Be Applied Fairly
             I. Capital punishment is a form of punishment that only some states in the United States allow. I believe one of the reasons for this would is because the Death Penalty can not be applied fairly to all people. There are many circumstances where I feel that a person is deserving of the death penalty but instead receives a life sentence. There are also instances where I believe the person should receive a life sentence but end up receiving the death penalty. There is really no concrete way to tell if a judge is going to give the death penalty or not. There are fluctuations of thought as well as fluctuations of emotions in these decisions. There are also many other outside factors that plays a part in the death penalty. If a deal outside the courtroom is struck by both sides, a death penalty won't occur. Yes, you would need to have committed a capital crime in order to receive the death penalty, but this is the only criteria that has to be met. There are no other criteria that needs to be met.
             The law is said to be a thing with no emotion just procedures. However, we all know that emotions play a major role in all decisions. Yes, judges and lawyers all have emotions, and they will put these emotions into their decisions. If a judge is happy one day he might give life, if he isn't, he might give the death penalty. You would never know, because there is really no consistency to what the ruling from the judge is going to be. Another factor could trickle down to the skill of the lawyer. A lawyer with tremendous litigating skills will likely get his client a lesser sentence compared to that of an incompetent lawyer. How do we know if we have a good lawyer or we have a bad one? You can't really tell these days anymore until it's too late. They all have passed the bar and is a certified lawyer. What if you have never been in trouble before and you get an appointed lawyer, ...