Synthesize your viewpoint on the sentencing goals of the death penalty by completing the following steps:
 
•	Read the following article on "New Voices: Federal Judge Underscores the ‘Heavy Price' of the Death Penalty" at: https://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/node/5936
•	Complete a historical review of innocent individuals who have received the death penalty. You may use sources of your choosing, or visit the site https://www.innocenceproject.org/ and analyze innocent individuals and the death penalty.
•	Take a stand in support or rejection of the death penalty using only legal research and concerns to support your position without emotional or personal attachments.
•	Support your analysis by referencing and properly citing the textbook and at least one (1) scholarly source other than the course textbook.