Capital Punishment : Summary of Supreme Court Decisions of the 2001-02 Term.

Provides overview of Supreme Court decisions relating to capital punishment in 2002-2003 term. Discusses Miller-El v. Cockrell involving possible racial screening of jury, Wiggins v. Smith involving the defendant recieving ineffective counsel, Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania involving Pennsylvania double...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Capital punishment. Children. Jury. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides overview of Supreme Court decisions relating to capital punishment in 2002-2003 term. Discusses Miller-El v. Cockrell involving possible racial screening of jury, Wiggins v. Smith involving the defendant recieving ineffective counsel, Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania involving Pennsylvania double jeopardy on retrial, and Stanford v. Kentucky involving execution of those who are 16 or 17 at time of crime.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.