This brand new edition of Death Penalty Cases" makes the most manageable comprehensive resource on the death penalty even better. It
Includes:: the most recent cases including Kennedy v. Louisiana prohibiting the death penalty for child rapists & Baze v. Rees upholding execution by lethal injection. In addition all of the cases are now topically organized into five sections: The Foundational Cases; Death-Eligibility
- Which persons/crimes are fit for the death penalty; The Death Penalty Trial; Post-conviction Review; & Execution Issues. The introductory essays on the history administration & controversies surrounding capital punishment have been thoroughly revised. The statistical appendix has been brought up-to-date & the statutory appendix has been restructured. For clarity accuracy complete impartiality & comprehensiveness there simply is no better resource on capital punishment available. This title provides the most recent case material
- no need to supplement. Topical organization of cases provides a more logical organization for structuring a course. It is written by co-authors with different perspectives on the death penalty assures complete impartiality of the material. It provides the necessary historical background a clear explanation of the current capital case process & an impartial description of the controversies surrounding the death penalty. It also provides the latest statistics relevant to discussions on the death penalty. It clearly explains the different ways in which the states process death penalty cases with excerpts of the most relevant statutes."