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Capital punishment has always been part of the penal code, but with the exception of Eichmann in 1962, it has never been used.
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Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Under Cuba’s penal code, people who clandestinely enter Cuba to commit terrorism can be punished by death or life in prison.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Nicolaysen and other attorneys had argued at trial the stalking charge was impossible to prove since the federal penal code requires a defendant to engage in a pattern of behavior to be guilty of the crime.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
McFarlane argued Monday that Walters’ allegations met that penal code definition.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Under Cuba’s penal code, people who clandestinely enter Cuba to commit terrorism can be punished by death or life in prison.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Nicolaysen and other attorneys had argued at trial the stalking charge was impossible to prove since the federal penal code requires a defendant to engage in a pattern of behavior to be guilty of the crime.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
McFarlane argued Monday that Walters’ allegations met that penal code definition.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Penal code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20code. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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