The Capital Case Section must be immediately notified when: The victim's family must be notified of all final decisions regarding the death penalty. [updated April 2018] [cited in JM 9-10.050; 9-10.120]. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. As with all other actions taken in the course of Federal prosecutions, bias for or against an individual based upon characteristics such as race or ethnic origin play no role in any recommendation or decision as to whether to seek the death penalty. Each hospital has different arrangements for provision of lead paediatricians who respond to child deaths as set out above. Absent the authorization of the Attorney General, the United States Attorney or Assistant Attorney General may not enter into a binding plea agreement that precludes the United States from seeking the death penalty with respect to any defendant falling within the scope of this Chapter. The Attorney General will make the final decision whether the Government should file a notice of intent to seek the death penalty.
The overriding goal of the review process is to allow proper individualized consideration of the appropriate factors relevant to each case. The professionals attending the LCR will review and share any further available information, including any that may raise concerns about safeguarding issues.
To ensure the proper administration of justice in an appropriate case, the Attorney General may authorize exceptions to the provisions of this Chapter. New York, NY: Author. If fewer than two members of the Capital Review Committee agree with the defendant's request to withdraw the notice of intention to seek the death penalty, the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division will inform the United States Attorney or Assistant Attorney General that the request has been denied. Where a child dies unexpectedly, all registered providers of healthcare services must notify the Care Quality Commission of the death of a service user - although NHS providers may discharge this duty by notifying the National Health Service England. 5U79SM062297. FOR SINGLE DRUG PROTOCOL (PENTOBARBITAL) I. Each United States Attorney's Office or Department component must identify a point-of-contact who will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the following reporting requirements. [updated April 2018] [cited in JM 9-10.070].
Shortly after the initial post mortem results become available (approximately 7 - 10 days after death), the Lead Paediatrician/Named Doctor needs to convene a local multi-agency case discussion (Local Case Review), that includes all those who knew the family and were involved in investigating the child's death (the CDOP office will help to arrange this).
For cases in categories A(1) and (2), the submission should include a discussion regarding whether expedited decision is appropriate in light of any potentially admissible evidence that might be marshaled to establish guilt and/or the existence of a threshold intent or statutory aggravating factor. All submissions for expedited decision cases in categories A(1) through (3) should also include the sealed non-decisional information form described in, Submissions for expedited decision cases in categories A(4) and A(5) should be in the form of the prosecution memorandum described in. In determining whether it is appropriate to seek the death penalty, the United States Attorney or Assistant Attorney General, the Capital Review Committee, the Deputy Attorney General, and the Attorney General will determine whether the applicable statutory aggravating factors and any non-statutory aggravating factors sufficiently outweigh the applicable mitigating factors to justify a sentence of death or, in the absence of any mitigating factors, whether the aggravating factors themselves are sufficient to justify a sentence of death. §§ 3592(b)-(d), and applicable mitigating factors under 18 U.S.C. 5(d)(1)(F) regarding consular notification when foreign nationals are arrested). Some patients have taken days to die, and a few patients have actually survived the process and have regained consciousness up to three days after taking the lethal dose. The Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), under Grant No. They should also inform the relevant Safeguarding Partnership Chair in area that the child lived so that they can consider whether the criteria are met for initiating a Serious Case Review. The views, opinions, and content expressed in this product do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or policies of CMHS, SAMHSA, or HHS. (2) A narrative delineation of the facts and separate delineation of the supporting evidence. This confidentiality requirement does not extend to the fact that the case has been submitted for expedited decision pursuant to JM 9-10.070, the disclosure of scheduling matters or the level at which the decision is pending within the Department during the review process. In addition, the United States Attorney or Assistant Attorney General should include his or her conclusion on whether all the aggravating factor(s) found to exist sufficiently outweigh all the mitigating factor(s) found to exist to justify a sentence of death, or in the absence of mitigating factors, whether the aggravating factor(s) alone are sufficient to justify a sentence of death.