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The Death Penalty: Constitutional Issues, Commentaries and Case Briefs
Rolando V. del Carmen, Scott Vollum, Kelly Cheeseman, Durant Frantzen, Claudia San Miguel
Regular Price: $31.95
Publisher: Anderson Publishing
Format: softcover; 250 pp.
ISBN: 9781593452674
  ©2005

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Description

This new text brings together the major death penalty cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court and the legal issues related to the death penalty. It classifies the cases according to legal issues, provides commentary on the general case law, provides a chart of the cases discussed, and then presents the legal materials in an understandable, easy-to-digest case brief format. Each chapter contains a list of related web sites for those wishing to further explore the issues presented.

Part I introduces death penalty history and foundation cases. Part II focuses on constitutional issues and specific groups. Part III covers major issues, including the role of juries and jurors, assistance of counsel, and due process rights. Part IV addresses the future of the death penalty.

Designed for undergraduate courses and criminal justice practitioners, this book should prove useful for anyone with an interest in the legal issues surrounding the death penalty..

Includes a complimentary CD-ROM with the full text of cases cited in the book.


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Table of contents

1 The Death Penalty: Past and Present

2 The Foundation Cases: Furman v. Georgia and Gregg v. Georgia

3 Racial Discrimination and the Death Penalty

4 The Mentally Impaired and the Death Penalty

5 Death Penalty for Juveniles

6 Juries, Jurors and the Death Penalty

7 The Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel and the Death Penalty

8 Due Process and the Death Penalty

9 Aggravating and Mitigating Factors in Death Penalty Cases

10 Appeals, Habeas Corpus and the Death Penalty

11 Evolving Standards of Decency and the Eighth Amendment's Ban on Cruel and Unusual Punishment

12 Other Issues, Trends and the Future of the Death Penalty

"Top Ten" Most Significant Death Penalty Cases
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