Streib, Victor L. <br/><br/>
Death penalty in a nutshell 
 Death penalty 
by Victor Streib. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - St. Paul, MN  West  c2013. 
 - xxii, 319 p.  19 cm. 
 - West nutshell series .
 - Nutshell series. .
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/> 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 defenses --  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.  Postscript 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780314279569 0314279563 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Capital punishment--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 9227.C2  / S772 2013