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