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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810629503321

Autore

White Welsh S. <1940->

Titolo

Litigating in the shadow of death : defense attorneys in capital cases / / Welsh S. White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2006

ISBN

1-282-42297-9

9786612422973

0-472-02159-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

viii, 219 p

Disciplina

345.73/0773

Soggetti

Capital punishment - United States

Defense (Criminal procedure) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The role of defense lawyers in capital cases -- Effective assistance of counsel in capital cases -- Defending capital defendants who are innocent -- Defending capital defendants who have strong claims of innocence -- Defending a capital defendant in an aggravated case -- Plea bargaining in capital cases -- Seeking postconviction relief in capital cases -- Concluding observations.