Death penalty
Streib, Victor L.
Death penalty in a nutshell by Victor L. Streib. - 2nd ed. - St. Paul, MN Thomson/West c2005. - xxiii, 309 p. 19 cm. - West nutshell series . - Nutshell series. .
Includes index.
PART I. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT -- History and evolution -- Arguments for and against the death penalty -- Basic constitutional challenges and limitations -- Constitutional parameters of the current era death penalty -- PART II. SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW ISSUES -- Defining capital crimes -- Aggravating and mitigating circumstances -- Special defenses -- PART III: TRIAL-LEVEL PROCEDURAL ISSUES -- Overview of arrest through execution -- Jury selection and role of jurors -- Guilt stage of trial process -- Sentencing stage of trial process -- PART IV: POST-TRIAL PROCEDURAL ISSUES -- Appeals process -- Post-conviction challenges -- Clemency and execution proceedings -- PART V: SPECIAL DEATH PENALTY ISSUES -- Assistance of defense counsel -- Race, gender, and other biases -- Executing the innocent -- Foreign and international law issues -- Future of the death penalty.
0314158839 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2005279482
Capital punishment--United States.
KF 9227.C2 / S772 2005
Death penalty in a nutshell by Victor L. Streib. - 2nd ed. - St. Paul, MN Thomson/West c2005. - xxiii, 309 p. 19 cm. - West nutshell series . - Nutshell series. .
Includes index.
PART I. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT -- History and evolution -- Arguments for and against the death penalty -- Basic constitutional challenges and limitations -- Constitutional parameters of the current era death penalty -- PART II. SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW ISSUES -- Defining capital crimes -- Aggravating and mitigating circumstances -- Special defenses -- PART III: TRIAL-LEVEL PROCEDURAL ISSUES -- Overview of arrest through execution -- Jury selection and role of jurors -- Guilt stage of trial process -- Sentencing stage of trial process -- PART IV: POST-TRIAL PROCEDURAL ISSUES -- Appeals process -- Post-conviction challenges -- Clemency and execution proceedings -- PART V: SPECIAL DEATH PENALTY ISSUES -- Assistance of defense counsel -- Race, gender, and other biases -- Executing the innocent -- Foreign and international law issues -- Future of the death penalty.
0314158839 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2005279482
Capital punishment--United States.
KF 9227.C2 / S772 2005