01479nam a2200277Ia 4500 288689 OCoLC 20160527201823.0 081022s2008 mnu 001 0 eng c 9780314189820 (alk. paper) 0314189823 (alk. paper) (OCoLC)263148660 PUCPR cicg KF 9227.C2 S772 2008 Streib, Victor L. Local 175050 Death penalty in a nutshell by Victor Streib. Death penalty 3rd ed. St. Paul, MN Thomson/West c2008. xxii, 319 p. 19 cm. West nutshell series Local 188353 Includes index. History and evolution -- Arguments for and against the death penalty -- Basic constitutional challenges and limitations -- Constitutional parameters of the current era death penalty -- Defining capital crimes -- Aggravating and mitigating circumstances -- Special defense -- Overview of arrest through execution -- Jury selection and role of jurors -- Guilt stage of trial process -- Sentencing stage of trial process -- Appeals process -- Post-conviction challenges -- Clemency and execution proceedings -- Assistance of defense counsel -- Race, gender and other biases -- Executing the innocent -- Foreign and international law issues -- Future of the death penalty. Capital punishment United States. Local 68964 208850 208850 0 0 lc 0 KF_9227_000000000000000_C2_S772_2008 0 cil 337257 7 7 4 2016-05-27 Thomson West 29.00 426724 0 KF 9227.C2 S772 2008 70000000848098 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:288689 6