Death Penalty Cases - Leading U.S. Supreme Court Cases on Capital Punishment

A comprehensive resource on the death penalty. It contains various cases, including Kennedy v Louisiana, prohibiting the death penalty for child rapists, and Baze v Rees, upholding execution by lethal injection. It explains the different ways in which the states process death penalty cases, with excerpts of the most relevant statutes.

Product details

• Authors: Barry Latzer, Barry Mccord Latzer, Latzer Barry, David McCord
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2010
• EAN: 9780123820242
• ISBN: 978-0-12-382024-2
• No. of pages: 456
• Dimensions: 193 mm x 235 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, LAW / Criminal Procedure, United States of America, USA, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Criminal procedure, death-eligible crimes; execution; conviction; rape; murder