in a nutshell Streib, Victor L. creator text mnu St. Paul, MN Thomson/West c2005 2005 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xxiii, 309 p. 19 cm. 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. by Victor L. Streib. Includes index. Capital punishment United States KF 9227.C2 S772 2005 0314158839 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2005279482 PUCPR 050718 20160527194852.0 275486