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Drunk driver given the death penalty in China

By Douglas A. Berman

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My students get tired of hearing me say that if America was really committed to the deterrence theory of the death penalty, some states would consider the sentence of death for drunk driving.  But, as this news report highlights, the idea of using the death penalty for the crime of drunk driving is not just a hypothetical in China: Sun Weiming, a company executive in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, drove his Buick car into four sedans traveling in the opposite direction on December 14. Four people were killed and one was seriously injured in the crash. Investigations revealed Sun has been driving his car without a license since May 2008. Doctors found 135.8 milligrams of alcohol in Sun?s blood. The government considers anyone with 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milligrams of blood drunk...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 24, 2009 (boomark / email).

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