Halakhah for Sanhedrin 90:15
שנאמר (דברים כא, יט) ותפשו בו ולא גידמין (דברים כא, יט) והוציאו אותו ולא חיגרין (דברים כא, ז) ואמרו ולא אילמין (דברים כא, כ) בננו זה ולא סומין (דברים כא, כ) איננו שומע בקולנו ולא חרשין
it is [primarily] the duty of the avenger of blood [to slay the murderer]. And whence do we know that, if he [the murdered man] has no avenger of blood,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A near kinsman, upon whom devolves the duty of hunting down a murderer to death. ');"><sup>28</sup></span> the <i>Beth din</i> must appoint one?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the Court is always responsible for prosecuting the murderer, whether there is a relative or not. ');"><sup>29</sup></span>
Sefer HaChinukh
To hang one who is liable for hanging: That we were commanded to hang one who is liable for hanging by the court. And it is known that all those who are hung are first stoned. And about this it is stated (Deuteronomy 21:22), "and you shall hang him on a pole." And the law of hanging is with a blasphemer and one who worships idolatry only - like the words of the sages in the chapter [entitled] Nigmar HaDin (Sanhedrin 45b), who argue against that [position] of Rabbi Eliezer, who says [that] all those who are stoned are hung.
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