02597nam 22006374a 450 991078224500332120230721033023.01-282-49325-697866124932560-7391-3009-9(CKB)1000000000542135(EBL)466804(OCoLC)263869640(SSID)ssj0000144640(PQKBManifestationID)12003294(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000144640(PQKBWorkID)10145522(PQKB)10433537(MiAaPQ)EBC466804(Au-PeEL)EBL466804(CaPaEBR)ebr10353502(CaONFJC)MIL249325(EXLCZ)99100000000054213520080325d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEffigy[electronic resource] images of capital defendents [sic] /Allison M. CottonLanham, MD Lexington Booksc20081 online resource (231 p.)Issues in crime & justiceDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-2551-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-203) and index.Introduction -- The death penalty in the United States and how juries operate -- The importance of defining the defendant -- The legal fight -- The guilt phase : how the defense/prosecution saw their mission -- The penalty phase : the prosecution's/defense's mission -- Who is the defendant? : the prosecution's/defense's answer -- The impact on jurors -- Conclusion.Effigy examines the images of a capital defendant portrayed, by the defense attorneys and the prosecutor, during the guilt and penalty phases of capital trial, the trial tactics used to impart these images, and the consequences that result from the jury's attempt to reconcile contradictory images to place one in permanent record as a verdict.Issues in crime & justice (Lanham, Md.)Capital punishmentUnited StatesDefense (Criminal procedure)United StatesProsecutionUnited StatesJuryUnited StatesCapital punishmentDefense (Criminal procedure)ProsecutionJury345.73/0773Cotton Allison M.1969-1519404MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782245003321Effigy3757487UNINA