Effigy : images of capital defendents [sic] /

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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The death penalty in the United States and how juries operate
  • The importance of defining the defendant
  • The legal fight
  • The guilt phase : how the defense/prosecution saw their mission
  • The penalty phase : the prosecution's/defense's mission
  • Who is the defendant? : the prosecution's/defense's answer
  • The impact on jurors
  • Conclusion.

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