Federal Capital Offenses : An Overview of Substantive and Procedural Law.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States).

United States.

Capital punishment.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (41 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

Summary:

Provides background on development of substantive and procedural law related to capital offenses following Supreme Court ruling in >Furman v. Georgia</EMPHASIS>. Examines procedure that must be followed before a defendant convicted of a Federal capital offense may be executed, as established under the Federal Death Penalty Act and related provisions. Lists Federal crimes punishable by death.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Federal Capital Offenses

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