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Did you know that, in the early 17th century, King Charles I issued loans to noblemen? However, refusing these loans resulted in imprisonment without bail. Five prisoners argued that they should not be held without trial or bail under a habeas corpus petition.

Capital punishment has its detractors, and one of the big arguments against the practice of executing violent capital offenders is that innocent people may be unintentionally put to death. By some accounts, as many as 20 percent of death row inmates are innocent.