TY  - BOOK
AU  - Streib,Victor L.
TI  - Death penalty: in a nutshell
T2  - West nutshell series
SN  - 0314158839 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - KF 9227.C2 S772 2005
PY  - 2005///
CY  - St. Paul, MN
PB  - Thomson/West
KW  - Capital punishment
KW  - United States
KW  - Local
N1  - 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
ER  -