TY - BOOK AU - Streib,Victor L. TI - Death penalty in a nutshell T2 - West nutshell series SN - 9780314279569 AV - KF 9227.C2 S772 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - West KW - Capital punishment KW - United States KW - Local N1 - 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 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 --; Postscript; Future of the death penalty ER -