Capital punishment in the United Kingdom espionage from "all spies for the enemy" to spies on naval ships or bases. Later, the Armed Forces Act 1981 abolished the death penalty for espionage. (The Official Secrets Act 1911 had created another offence of espionage which carried a maximum sentence of fourteen years.) Beheading was abolished as a method of execution for treason in 1973. Hanging, however, remained available until 1998 when, under a House of Lords amendment to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, proposed by Lord Archer of Sandwell, the death penalty was abolished for treason and piracy with violence, replacing it with a discretionary maximum
Treason laws in the United States parole. Definition: The state constitution of Maine defines treason in similar terms to the United States Constitution. Penalty: Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving not less than 15 years and not more than 25 years. Penalty: Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving 17 years. Penalty: Death or life imprisonment. Definition: Treason is defined in the constitution of the State of Missouri. Penalty: Not less than 10 years and not more than 30 years' imprisonment (eligible for parole after serving one-half of sentence) or life imprisonment (eligible for parole after serving 30 years). Joseph Smith