Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress : A Sketch.

Summarizes various capital punishment proposals introduced in the 110th Congress to alter procedural attributes of Federal capital cases, focusing on mental retardation, aggravating and mitigating factors, and capital juries. Examines proposals to create new Federal capital offenses and to add or ab...

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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], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Capital punishment. Jury. Intellectual disability. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Summarizes various capital punishment proposals introduced in the 110th Congress to alter procedural attributes of Federal capital cases, focusing on mental retardation, aggravating and mitigating factors, and capital juries. Examines proposals to create new Federal capital offenses and to add or abolish the death penalty as a sentencing option for the violation of existing Federal crimes.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.