Capital Punishment

Case where the defendant was sentenced to death and executed for his crimes

1. Wu You Evasion of Garrison Duty and Waist-Chopping Case

2. Jurisdiction: Han Dynasty China (Han Dynasty (exact year uncertain, circa 2nd century BCE))
3. Original Case: 毋忧逃避屯戍腰斩案
4. Key Figures: Wu You (毋忧), an absconded conscript
5. Case Tags: Military Service Evasion;Desertion;Capital Punishment;Ancient Chinese Law

1. The Case of Zhao She Executing Lord Pingyuan's Retainer

2. Jurisdiction: State of Zhao, China (Warring States period) (Circa 271 BC, during the reign of King Huiwen of Zhao)
3. Original Case: Zhao She Kills the Retainer of Lord Pingyuan
4. Key Figures: Zhao She (tax collector), Lord Pingyuan (Zhao Sheng, noble brother of the king), the steward (head retainer of Lord Pingyuan), King Huiwen of Zhao
5. Case Tags: Tax Evasion;Capital Punishment;Noble Privilege;Rule of Law

1. Case of King Wei of Qi Boiling the Magistrate of E and Rewarding the Magistrate of Jimo

2. Jurisdiction: State of Qi, Warring States China (344 BC)
3. Original Case: Qi Wei Wang Peng E Shang Jimo An
4. Key Figures: King Wei of Qi, Magistrate of Jimo, Magistrate of E, courtiers and attendants of King Wei
5. Case Tags: Bribery;Defamation;Judicial Corruption;Capital Punishment

1. Ford v. Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles

2. Jurisdiction: United States (January 27, 2026)
3. Key Figures: Petitioner: James Earl Ford; Respondent: Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
4. Case Tags: Capital Punishment;Clemency Procedure;Procedural Due Process;Eighth Amendment

1. The Case of the Accusation of an Unfilial Son

2. Jurisdiction: State of Qin, Warring States China (Warring States period, circa 3rd century BCE)
3. Original Case: 告子不孝案
4. Key Figures: Father: Shi Wu Jia (士伍甲); Son: Bing (丙)
5. Case Tags: Filial Piety Law;Capital Punishment;Parental Authority;Pre-Qin Legal System

1. The Case of King Kang of Chu Executing Prime Minister Zinan and Dismembering Guan Qi

2. Jurisdiction: State of Chu, Zhou Dynasty (present-day Hubei, China) (552 BCE (Spring and Autumn Period))
3. Original Case: 楚康王杀令尹子南、车裂观起案
4. Key Figures: King Kang of Chu, Lingyin Zinan (Prime Minister), Guan Qi (Court Noble)
5. Case Tags: Treason;Political Purge;Capital Punishment;Dismemberment by Chariots

1. Maharashtra Honour Killing Case

2. Jurisdiction: India (2025)
3. VictimsShubham DokeDefendantsJagannath DokeAnil DokePandurang DokePlaintiffsRohini DokeInvestigatorsMaharashtra PoliceProsecutorsState of MaharashtraInstitutionsMaharashtra PoliceSessions Court, Maharashtra
4. Case Tags: Honour Killing;Inter-caste Marriage;Family Murder;Capital Punishment

1. The Case of Li Li's Misjudgment and Suicide

2. Jurisdiction: State of Jin, China (Spring and Autumn period) (During the reign of Duke Wen of Jin (circa 636–628 BC))
3. Original Case: Li Li Guo Ting Sha Ren, Fu Jian Zi Cai An
4. Key Figures: Li Li (chief judge of the State of Jin), Duke Wen of Jin (ruler)
5. Case Tags: Wrongful Execution;Judicial Accountability;Capital Punishment;Self-imposed Death Sentence

1. The Case of Wei Zhouyu's Regicide and Usurpation

2. Jurisdiction: State of Wei, Zhou Dynasty (present-day Henan, China) (719 BC)
3. Original Case: 卫州吁弑君篡位案
4. Key Figures: Zhouyu (Prince of Wei, usurper), Duke Huan of Wei (the assassinated ruler), Shi Que (Wei minister who orchestrated the counter-coup), Shi Hou (Shi Que's son and Zhouyu's co-conspirator), Duke Huan of Chen (ally who facilitated the execution)
5. Case Tags: Regicide;Usurpation;Treason;Capital Punishment