The Death Penalty
Constitutional Issues, Commentaries and Case Briefs
By- Rolando del Carmen, Sam Houston State University
- Scott Vollum, University of Minnesota, Duluth
- Kelly Cheeseman, University of Southern Mississippi
- Durant Frantzen, Texas A & M University, Kingsville
- Claudia San Miguel, Texas A & M International University
Bringing together the major death penalty cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court and the legal issues related to the death penalty, this text classifies the cases according to legal issues, provides commentary on the general case law, provides a chart of the cases discussed, and then presents the legal materials in an understandable, easy-to-digest case brief format.
Paperback, 325 Pages
Published: October 2008
Imprint: Anderson Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-59345-575-0
Contents
"Top Ten" Most Significant Death Penalty Cases
1. The Death Penalty: Past and Present
2. The Foundation Cases: Furman v. Georgia and Gregg v. Georgia
3. Racial Discrimination and the Death Penalty4. The Mentally Impaired and the Death Penalty
5. Death Penalty for Juveniles6. Juries, Jurors, and the Death Penalty
7. The Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel and the Death Penalty8. Due Process and the Death Penalty
9. Aggravating and Mitigating Factors in Death Penalty Cases10. Appeals, Habeas Corpus, and the Death Penalty
11. Evolving Standards of Decency and the Eighth Amendments Ban on Cruel and Unusual Punishment12. Other Issues, Trends, and the Future of the Death Penalty
