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020 _a9780314279569
020 _a0314279563
035 _a(OCoLC)810257515
040 _aPUCPR
049 _acicg
050 4 _aKF 9227.C2
_bS772 2013
100 1 _aStreib, Victor L.
_9175050
_2Local
245 1 0 _aDeath penalty in a nutshell
_cby Victor Streib.
246 1 8 _aDeath penalty
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aSt. Paul, MN
_bWest
_cc2013.
300 _axxii, 319 p.
_c19 cm.
490 1 _aWest nutshell series
_9188353
_2Local
504 _aIncludes index.
505 0 0 _tHistory and evolution --
_tArguments for and against the death penalty --
_tBasic constitutional challenges and limitations --
_tConstitutional parameters of the current era death penalty --
_tDefining capital crimes --
_tAggravating and mitigating circumstances --
_tSpecial defenses --
_tOverview of arrest through execution --
_tJury selection and role of jurors --
_tGuilt stage of trial process --
_tSentencing stage of trial process --
_tAppeals process --
_tPost-conviction challenges --
_tClemency and execution proceedings --
_tAssistance of defense counsel --
_tRace, gender and other biases --
_tExecuting the innocent --
_tForeign and international law issues --
_gPostscript
_tFuture of the death penalty.
650 0 _aCapital punishment
_zUnited States.
_968964
_2Local
830 0 _aNutshell series.
999 _c228913
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