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Death penalty cases : leading U.S. Supreme Court cases on capital punishment /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Latzer, Barry, 1945-
Corporate Author: United States. Supreme Court
Other Authors: McCord, David, 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Burlington, Mass. : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2011]
Edition:[3rd ed.].
Subjects:
Capital punishment > United States > Cases.
Table of Contents:
  • Cruel and unusual as applied
  • Not inherently unconstitutional
  • Mandatory death pena
  • Racial bias
  • Rape
  • Murder
  • Felony-murder
  • The mentally retarded and juveniles
  • Child rape
  • Appropriate decisionmakers
  • Selecting jurors
  • Victim impact evidence
  • The sentencing decision
  • Ineffective counsel
  • Claims of innocence
  • Mental illness at execution
  • Method of execution.