But at least two judges said Wednesday they believed the wrong man has been sentenced to die.

Paul Richard Colella, 27, was convicted in September 1992 for shooting David Taylor and Michael Lavexphere on Sept. 12., 1991.

Six judges affirmed the conviction. But Judge Charles Baird wrote in a dissenting opinion, with Judge Morris Overstreet concurring, that an accomplice was the more likely killer. (Colella, Paul Richard Feb. 7 2001)

The death penalty is an issue that has been debated for many years, and will be a highly debatable topic in the future. Because the death penalty has never been a clear-cut rule, there is much controversy on w

Our society is caught up in trying to do what is right, when all it needs is a wake-up call. The crime of murder is considered inhumane; yet, to kill someone by the electric chair or lethal injection is considered punishment. Simple lessons that we learn in life, such as, two wrongs do not make a right, should be taken with each individual as we learn and absorb them and make them a part of our daily lives. The death penalty may eliminate the murderer; however, it can also eliminate the innocent.

hether it is a cruel and savage act of justice or a socialized, humane source of punishment. In addition to the fact that innocent people could be sentenced to the death penalty, we as a society do not have the right to take one another's lives; two wrongs do not make a right.

Punishment for wrongdoing is acceptable, but cruel and unu

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