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Habeas for the twenty-first century : uses, abuses, and the future of the great writ /

For centuries, the writ of habeas corpus has served as an important safeguard against miscarriages of justice, and today160;it remains at the center of some of the most contentious issues of our timeamong them terrorism, immigration, crime, and the death penalty. 160;Yet, in recent decades, habeas h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: King, Nancy J., 1958-
Otros Autores: Hoffmann, Joseph L., 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An introduction to the writ of habeas corpus
  • Habeas and detention without conviction
  • The history of habeas review of state criminal cases
  • The costly charade: habeas and state prisoners today
  • The future of habeas: review of state criminal cases
  • Collateral review for prisoners convicted of federal crimes
  • Habeas and the death penalty
  • The future of capital habeas
  • Sentence-administration claims: square peg in a round hole
  • Habeas for the twenty-first century.