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Capital Punishment in American Courts J. Wayne Fears Many of the materials canIn the 400 years since the first known execution was carried out for treason in Virginia, American jurisdictions have debated both the appropriateness and methods of capital punishment. Over that time, courts have placed varying restrictions on its application, excluding categories of citizens (for example the insane or the underaged) and evaluating and excluding methods of execution by the U. S. Constitution's prohibition on "cruel and unusual