Death penalty in a nutshell / Victor Streib (Professor of Law (Emeritus), Ohio Northern University), Sam Kamin (Vincente Sederberg Professor of Marijuana Law and Policy, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law), Justin Marceau (Animal Legal Defense Fund Professor of Law, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Streib, Victor L., author.

Kamin, Sam, author.

Marceau, Justin, author.

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Series:

Nutshell series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capital punishment--United States.

Capital punishment.

United States.

Genre:

Study guides.

Physical Description:

xviii, 301 pages ; 19 cm.

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

"This death penalty Nutshell covers both the substantive and procedural law of capital cases, along with relevant history, jurisprudence and constitutional law. It addresses international issues, the complex role of defense counsel, systemic bias, and execution of the innocent. Statutory and case law, as well as all relevant data, are current as of mid-2016 providing a basis for broad exploration of academic and pragmatic issues for lawyers, law students and others interested in the law's most serious punishment."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Background and context. History and evolution

Arguments for and against the death penalty

An overview of the death penalty through Furman v. Georgia (1972)

Gregg v. Georgia and the modern system of death penalty regulation

Substantive criminal law issues. Defining capital crimes

Aggravating and mitigating circumstances

Special defenses

Trial-level procedural issues. Overview of arrest through execution

Jury selection and role of jurors

Guilt stage of trial process

Sentencing stage of trial process

Post-trial procedural issues. Appeals process

Post-conviction challenges

Clemency and execution proceedings

Special death penalty issues. Assistance of defense counsel

Race, gender, and other biases

Executing the innocent

Foreign and international law issues

Postscript: future of the death penalty.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Other Edition:

Revision of: 9780314279569 Streib, Victor L. Fourth edition. St. Paul, MN : West, [2013]

ISBN:

9781634603027

1634603028

OCLC:

963353543

Publisher Number:

99993274684