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008			050718s2005 mnu 001 0 eng
010			_a 2005279482
020			_a0314158839 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040			_aPUCPR
049			_acicg
050	0	0	_aKF 9227.C2 _bS772 2005
100	1		_aStreib, Victor L. _2Local _9175050
245	1	0	_aDeath penalty _bin a nutshell _cby Victor L. Streib.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aSt. Paul, MN _bThomson/West _cc2005.
300			_axxiii, 309 p. _c19 cm.
490	1		_aWest nutshell series _2Local _9188353
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0	0	_tPART I. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT -- _tHistory and evolution -- _tArguments for and against the death penalty -- _tBasic constitutional challenges and limitations -- _tConstitutional parameters of the current era death penalty -- _tPART II. SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW ISSUES -- _tDefining capital crimes -- _tAggravating and mitigating circumstances -- _tSpecial defenses -- _tPART III: TRIAL-LEVEL PROCEDURAL ISSUES -- _tOverview of arrest through execution -- _tJury selection and role of jurors -- _tGuilt stage of trial process -- _tSentencing stage of trial process -- _tPART IV: POST-TRIAL PROCEDURAL ISSUES -- _tAppeals process -- _tPost-conviction challenges -- _tClemency and execution proceedings -- _tPART V: SPECIAL DEATH PENALTY ISSUES -- _tAssistance of defense counsel -- _tRace, gender, and other biases -- _tExecuting the innocent -- _tForeign and international law issues -- _tFuture of the death penalty.
650		0	_aCapital punishment _zUnited States. _2Local _968964
830		0	_aNutshell series.
999			_c197630 _d197630