01815nam 2200397 450 991013668300332120230803015447.01-62810-626-3(CKB)3710000000907379(MiAaPQ)EBC5245459(EXLCZ)99371000000090737920180312h20132013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDeath penalty in a nutshell /by Victor L. Streib, Professor of Law (Retired), Ohio Northern UniversityFourth edition.St. Paul, Minnesota :West Academic,2013.©20131 online resource (204 pages)Includes index.0-314-27956-3 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.Capital punishmentUnited StatesCapital punishment345.730773Streib Victor L.1119440MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910136683003321Death penalty2877622UNINA