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Informationen zum Autor Allison M. Cotton is assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology at the Metropolitan State College of Denver. Klappentext Effigy examines the images of a capital defendant portrayed, by the defense attorneys and the prosecutor, during the guilt and penalty phases of capital trial, the trial tactics used to impart these images, and the consequences that result from the jury's attempt to reconcile contradictory images to place one in permanent record as a verdict. Zusammenfassung Effigy examines the images of a capital defendant portrayed! by the defense attorneys and the prosecutor! during the guilt and penalty phases of capital trial! the trial tactics used to impart these images! and the consequences that result from the jury's attempt to reconcile contradictory images to place one in permanent record as a verdict. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Death Penalty in the U.S. and How Juries Operate Chapter 3 The Importance of Defining the Defendant Chapter 4 The Legal Fight Chapter 5 The Guilt Phase: How the Defense/Prosecution Saw their Mission Chapter 6 The Penalty Phase: The Prosecution/Defense's Mission Chapter 7 Who Is the Defendant? The Prosecution's/Defense's Answer Chapter 8 The Impact on Jurors Chapter 9 Conclusion
