9 controversial death penalty cases in the U.S.
   The Troy Davis case re-ignites an old debate: When is the death penalty
   there has been a dramatic increase in opposition to the death penalty,"
   specializes in death penalty issues. "I think that's part of why Troy
   Of course, every death penalty case comes wrapped in some degree of
   debate, given deep disagreement over whether the death penalty is ever
   Death penalty controversy is not a new phenomenon. Italian immigrants
   Caryl Chessman: Death penalty without murder (1960)
   Californian Caryl Chessman became a flashpoint for anti-death penalty
   in hopes of leniency, but she instead received the death penalty. The
   because the Supreme Court rarely jumps in on death penalty cases unless