Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress : A Sketch.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capital punishment.

Jury.

Intellectual disability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summarizes various capital punishment proposals introduced in the 110th Congress to alter procedural attributes of Federal capital cases, focusing on mental retardation, aggravating and mitigating factors, and capital juries. Examines proposals to create new Federal capital offenses and to add or abolish the death penalty as a sentencing option for the violation of existing Federal crimes.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress

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