Death penalty : in a nutshell / / by Victor L. Streib, Professor of Law (Retired), Ohio Northern University
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Streib Victor L.
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| Titolo: |
Death penalty : in a nutshell / / by Victor L. Streib, Professor of Law (Retired), Ohio Northern University
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| Pubblicazione: | St. Paul, Minnesota : , : West Academic, , 2013 |
| ©2013 | |
| Edizione: | Fourth edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (204 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 345.730773 |
| Soggetto topico: | Capital punishment - United States |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Death penalty |
| ISBN: | 1-62810-626-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910136683003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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