Death penalty : in a nutshell /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Paul, MN :
West,
[2013]
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| Edition: | Fourth edition |
| Series: | Nutshell series
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Table of Contents:
- History and evolution
- Arguments for and against the death penalty
- Basic constitutional challenges and limitations
- Constitutional parameters of the current era death penalty
- Defining capital crimes
- Aggravating and mitigating circumstances
- Special defenses
- Overview of arrest through execution
- Jury selection and role of jurors
- Guilt stage of trial process
- Sentencing stage of trial process
- Appeals process
- Post-conviction challenges
- Clemency and execution proceedings
- Assistance of defense counsel
- Race, gender, and other biases
- Executing the innocent
- Foreign and international law issues
- Postscript: Future of the death penalty