dyGPTQuestion textIf a crime is committed before the law allowing the death penalty is passed, can that person be executed?Question 2Answera.Nob.Yes
Question
If a crime is committed before the law allowing the death penalty is passed, can that person be executed?
- a. No
- b. Yes
Solution
Question 1: If a crime is committed before the law allowing the death penalty is passed, can that person be executed?
Answer: No. This is based on the legal principle of "ex post facto" laws, which is Latin for "after the fact". This principle prevents people from being punished for something that wasn't a crime when they did it. If a crime was committed before the law allowing the death penalty was passed, the person cannot be executed because at the time of the crime, the death penalty was not a legal punishment.
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