Capital Punishment

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capital punishment.

Constitutional law.

Homicide.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1979-1980

Summary:

Discusses 1976 Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of the death penalty for homicide, rape, and other offenses; examines issue of whether State and Federal statutes meet Supreme Court constitutionality standards; and presents arguments for and against the continuation of capital punishment

Notes:

CRS Report

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Capital Punishment

Publisher Number:

CRS-1979-EPW-0004

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license