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Caplan, the author of this article is the truman capote visiting lecturer in Law at Yale Law School. He is also the author of many books including The Tenth Justice: The Solicitor General and the Rule of Law. Caplan, is definitely a credible author with these accomplishments in his field. In his article he goes into detail on the argument to end the death penalty. The argument that is, “ the death penalty now fails to satisfy any legitimate penological purpose.” These points will be used in my paper by using the argument and explaining how the argument has a purpose.
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