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Wrongful Death Sentences : Rethinking Justice in Capital Cases /
What acts truly deserve the death penalty? And how equitably do we apply this ultimate punishment? Cathleen Burnett explores wrongful capital sentencing to offer a sober yet searing critique of the criminal justice procedures and legal criteria involved. Highlighting problems such as the elicitation...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder :
Lynne Rienner Publishers,
[2022]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- 1 The Construction of Innocence: Introduction of a New Framework
- 2 Actual Innocence
- 3 False Confessions and False Guilty Pleas
- 4 The Accomplice
- 5 Self-Defense
- 6 State of Mind
- 7 The Spectrum of Innocence: Focusing on Behavior
- References
- Index
- About the Book