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The death penalty in the United States : a complete guide to federal and state laws /
"This new edition includes 13 new chapters. Areas covered by some of the new chapters include Capital felon's defense team; Habeas corpus, coram nobis and section 1983 proceedings; the Innocence protection act and post-conviction DNA testing; Challenging the death sentence under racial jus...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Company, Inc.,
2013.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Academic & Nonfiction Books anthology.
NC LIVE module. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Boxes; Introduction; Part I. General Considerations; 1. The Common Law and Capital Punishment; 2. The Eighth Amendment and Furman v. Georgia; 3. Double Jeopardy and Ex Post Facto; 4. Right to Counsel and Right to Remain Silent; 5. Capital Felon's Defense Team; Part II. Initiating Capital Prosecutions; 6. Charging Discretion of a Prosecutor; 7. Capital Murder Charging Instruments; 8. Death Penalty Notice Requirements; 9. Prosecuting a Nontriggerman; 10. Foreign Nationals and Capital Punishment; Part III. Court Proceedings.
- 11. Death-Eligible Offenses12. Determining Guilt Before Penalty Phase Hearing; 13. Structure and Nature of Penalty Phase; 14. Statutory Aggravating Circumstances; 15. Mitigating Circumstances; 16. Penalty Phase Burden of Proof; Part IV. Post-Conviction Proceedings; 17. Automatic Appellate Review of Death Sentence; 18. Habeas Corpus, Coram Nobis and Section 1983 Proceedings; 19. The Innocence Protection Act and Post-Conviction DNA Testing; 20. Challenging Death Sentence Under Racial Justice Acts; Part V. Laws Related to Execution; 21. Barriers to Execution; 22. Death Row.
- 23. Witnessing an Execution24. Execution Methods and Corpse Disposal; Part VI. Other Capital Punishment Issues; 25. Military Death Penalty Laws; 26. Native Americans and Capital Punishment; 27. Inhabited American Territories and Capital Punishment; 28. Opposition to Capital Punishment; 29. The Costs of Capital Punishment; Appendix: State and Federal Death Penalty Laws; Glossary of Legal Terms; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index.