Which of the Following Is False Regarding the Death Penalty

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false regarding the death penalty?

• A) Nearly half of white defendants were able to avoid the death penalty through plea bargaining.
• B) Only 25 percent of black defendants and 28 percent of Hispanic defendants were able to plead guilty in exchange for life sentences.
• C) Indigenous defendants were even more likely than black and Hispanic defendants to receive the death penalty.
• D) Black defendants were more likely to receive the death penalty than similar white defendants, and even more so than whites who had committed more heinous murders.
• E) Those who killed whites were much more likely to receive the death penalty than those whose victims were not white.

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