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Arbitrary and capricious : the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the death penalty /

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Furman clarified that any new death penalty legislation must contain sentencing procedures that avoid the arbitrary infliction of a life-ending verdict, which led to the current complex tangle of issues surrounding the death penalty and its constitutional viability."--Jacket.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foley, Michael A (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.
Subjects:
USA > Supreme Court
USA / Oberster Gerichtshof.
Capital punishment > United States > History.
Due process of law > United States > History.
Equality before the law > United States > History.
Capital punishment > United States.
Peine de mort > États-Unis > Histoire.
Application régulière de la loi > États-Unis > Histoire.
Peine de mort > États-Unis.
Capital punishment
Due process of law
Equality before the law
United States
Todesstrafe
History
Online Access:Table of contents
Description
Summary:Furman clarified that any new death penalty legislation must contain sentencing procedures that avoid the arbitrary infliction of a life-ending verdict, which led to the current complex tangle of issues surrounding the death penalty and its constitutional viability."--Jacket.
Physical Description:x, 253 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0275975878
9780275975876