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Desert And Deterrence: An Evaluation Of The Moral Bases For Capital Punishment, Richard O. Lempert
Desert And Deterrence: An Evaluation Of The Moral Bases For Capital Punishment, Richard O. Lempert
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Because the death penalty was so influential in its development, the law of homicide cannot be thoroughly understood without considering the subject of capital punishment. The question of whether or not the State is justified in taking an offender's life has for centuries been fraught with controversy. Moreover, the law on the subject has become enormously complicated as the courts have attempted to assure that the death penalty is fairly administered.