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Effigy examines the images of a capital defendant portrayed, by the defense attorneys and the prosecutor, during the guilt and penalty phases of capital trial, the trial tactics used to impart these images, and the consequences that result from thejury's attempt to reconcile contradictory image...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cotton, Allison M., 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2008.
Colección:Issues in crime & justice (Lanham, Md.)
Temas:
Capital punishment > United States.
Defense (Criminal procedure) > United States.
Prosecution > United States.
Jury > United States.
Peine de mort > États-Unis.
Défense (Procédure pénale) > États-Unis.
Poursuites judiciaires > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Capital punishment.
Defense (Criminal procedure)
Jury.
Prosecution.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Effigy examines the images of a capital defendant portrayed, by the defense attorneys and the prosecutor, during the guilt and penalty phases of capital trial, the trial tactics used to impart these images, and the consequences that result from thejury's attempt to reconcile contradictory images to place one in permanent record as a verdict. These images are starkly contrasted against the backdrop of a brutal murder in which the stereotypes of American fear are realized: Donta Page, the defendant, is an African-American male from a low-income segment of society while Peyton Tuthill, the victim.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 212 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203) and index.
ISBN:9780739130094
0739130099

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