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Kentucky Capital Punishment Laws
More Information on Capital Punishment Laws
| Code Section | 431.220; 431.240; 532.025; 640.040; 509.040 |
| Is Capital Punishment Allowed? | Yes |
| Effect of Defendant's Incapacity | Execution suspended if person is insane or pregnant with child until restored to sanity or delivered of child |
| Minimum Age | 16 |
| Available for Crimes Other than Homicide? | Kidnapping if victim not released alive or dies later or caused by kidnapping |
| Definition of Capital Homicide | Prior capital offense conviction; substantial history of serious assaultive criminal convictions while committing arson, robbery, burglary, rape, sodomy; knowingly created great risk of death to more than 1 person in a public place; for remuneration; intentional and resulted in multiple deaths; intentional and victim state or local official or police officer in performance of duties; victim had protective order against defendant |
| Method of Execution | Lethal injection; if received death penalty prior to March 31, 1998, choice between electrocution or lethal injection, lethal injection is default method |
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