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Eligible for execution : the story of the Daryl Atkins case / Thomas G. Walker.
Van Pelt Library KF224.A85 W35 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Thomas G., 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Atkins, Daryl, 1977---Trials, litigation, etc.
- Atkins, Daryl.
- Atkins, Daryl, 1977-.
- Trials (Murder)--Virginia.
- Trials (Murder).
- Capital punishment--Virginia.
- Capital punishment.
- Insanity (Law)--Virginia.
- Insanity (Law).
- Death row inmates--Mental health--Virginia.
- Death row inmates.
- Mental health.
- Virginia.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 302 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- The murder of Eric Michael Nesbitt
- Investigation and prosecution
- Capital punishment from Jamestown to Furman
- Capital punishment reinstated
- Retardation, the death penalty, and Johnny Paul Penry
- The trial
- Sentencing
- Approaching the Supreme Court
- Persuading the justices
- The Supreme Court decides
- On remand
- A final surprise.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780872894181
- 0872894185
- OCLC:
- 233173036
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