Federal Habeas Corpus Background and Recent Developments

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capital punishment.

Judge-made law.

Legislative histories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1996

Summary:

Discusses the history of Federal habeas corpus and the statutory procedure under which Federal courts may review State and Federal convictions and sentences to determine whether they are contrary to the laws or Constitution of the U.S. Explores changes to federal habeas corpus brought about by Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and recent Supreme Court cases with respect to its use in cases of capital punishment

Notes:

CRS Report

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Federal Habeas Corpus

Publisher Number:

CRS-1996-AML-0027

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license