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Replacing Death With Life? The Rise Of Lwop In The Context Of Abolitionist Campaigns In The United States, Michelle Miao
Replacing Death With Life? The Rise Of Lwop In The Context Of Abolitionist Campaigns In The United States, Michelle Miao
Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy
On the basis of fifty-four elite interviews[1] with legislators, judges, attorneys, and civil society advocates as well as a state-by-state data survey, this Article examines the complex linkage between the two major penal trends in American society during the past decades: a declining use of capital punishment across the United States and a growing population of prisoners serving “life without the possibility of parole” or “LWOP” sentences. The main contribution of the research is threefold. First, the research proposes to redefine the boundary between life and death in relation to penal discourses regarding the death penalty and LWOP. LWOP …
The Inequality Of America‘S Death Penalty: A Crossroads For Capital Punishment At The Intersection Of The Eighth And Fourteenth Amendments, John D. Bessler
The Inequality Of America‘S Death Penalty: A Crossroads For Capital Punishment At The Intersection Of The Eighth And Fourteenth Amendments, John D. Bessler
Washington and Lee Law Review Online
No abstract provided.
Lies, Damn Lies, And Batson Challenges: The Right To Use Statistical Evidence To Prove Racial Bias, Graham R. Cronogue
Lies, Damn Lies, And Batson Challenges: The Right To Use Statistical Evidence To Prove Racial Bias, Graham R. Cronogue
University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review
This Article provides two principal contributions to the study of wrongful convictions. First, it fills a gap in the literature by clarifying the scope of a capital defendant’s constitutional right to use statistics when attacking a wrongful conviction caused by racial bias in jury selection. In doing so, the Article not only examines the content of the Court’s jurisprudence but it also explores the historical “arc” toward greater evidentiary protections. This arc has been guided primarily by the realization that prior narrower solutions have been ineffective at combating racially-motivated peremptory strikes. The Article will also place modern statistical evidence in …
Criminal Procedure Decisions From The October 2006 Term, Susan N. Herman
Criminal Procedure Decisions From The October 2006 Term, Susan N. Herman
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Equality Principle Revisited: The Relationship Of Daubert V. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals To Ake V. Oklahoma, Lee Richard Goebes
The Equality Principle Revisited: The Relationship Of Daubert V. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals To Ake V. Oklahoma, Lee Richard Goebes
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Protecting The Defendant's Right To A Fair Trial In The Information Age, Erika Patrick
Protecting The Defendant's Right To A Fair Trial In The Information Age, Erika Patrick
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
No One Can Serve Two Masters: Arguments Against Private Prosecutors, Matthew S. Nichols
No One Can Serve Two Masters: Arguments Against Private Prosecutors, Matthew S. Nichols
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Does New York's Death Penalty Statute Violate The New York Constitution?, Honorable Stewart F. Hancock Jr., Christopher Quinn, Richard Klein
Does New York's Death Penalty Statute Violate The New York Constitution?, Honorable Stewart F. Hancock Jr., Christopher Quinn, Richard Klein
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Rights And Freedoms Under The State Constitution: A New Deal For Welfare Rights, Sandra M. Stevenson, Eve Cary, Mary Falk, Helen Hershkoff, Robert A. Heverly
Rights And Freedoms Under The State Constitution: A New Deal For Welfare Rights, Sandra M. Stevenson, Eve Cary, Mary Falk, Helen Hershkoff, Robert A. Heverly
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Pruett V. Thompson 996 F.2d 1560 (4th Cir. 1993)
Pruett V. Thompson 996 F.2d 1560 (4th Cir. 1993)
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Mueller V. Virginia 113 S. Ct. 1880 (1993)
Mueller V. Virginia 113 S. Ct. 1880 (1993)
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Sullivan V. Louisiana 113 S. Ct. 2078 (1993)
Sullivan V. Louisiana 113 S. Ct. 2078 (1993)
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Trevino V. Texas 112 S.Ct. 1547 (1992)
Poyner V. Murray 964 F.2d 1404 (1992)
Opposing Peremptory Challenges Under Batson, Marcus E. Garcia, James W. Miller Jr.
Opposing Peremptory Challenges Under Batson, Marcus E. Garcia, James W. Miller Jr.
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Mitigation: An Outline Of Law, Method And Strategy, Peter T. Hansen
Mitigation: An Outline Of Law, Method And Strategy, Peter T. Hansen
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Mccleskey V. Zant 111 S. Ct. 1454 (1991)
Mccleskey V. Zant 111 S. Ct. 1454 (1991)
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Arizona V. Fulminante 111 S. Ct. 1246, (1991)
Arizona V. Fulminante 111 S. Ct. 1246, (1991)
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Lankford V. Idaho 111 S. Ct. 1723 (1991)
Lankford V. Idaho 111 S. Ct. 1723 (1991)
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Yates V. Evatt 111 S. Ct. 1884 (1991)
Schad V. Arizona 111 S. Ct. 2491 (1991)
Cage V. Louisiana 111 S. Ct. 328 (1990)
Evans V. Muncie 916 F.2d 163 (1990)
Bassette V. Thompson 915 F.2d 932 (1990)
Bassette V. Thompson 915 F.2d 932 (1990)
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Status Of Supreme Court Case Law Helpful To Capital Defendants, Steven K. Herndon, Ginger M. Jonas
Status Of Supreme Court Case Law Helpful To Capital Defendants, Steven K. Herndon, Ginger M. Jonas
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Gaskins V. Mckellar 916 F.2d 941 (1990)
How To Look The Virginia Gift Horse In The Mouth: Federal Due Process And Virginia's Arbitrary Abrogation Of Capital Defendant's State-Created Rights, Otto W. Konrad
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
South Carolina V. Gathers 109 S. Ct. 2207,104 L. Ed. 2d 876 (1989) United States Supreme Court
South Carolina V. Gathers 109 S. Ct. 2207,104 L. Ed. 2d 876 (1989) United States Supreme Court
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Waye V. Townley 871 F.2d 18 (4th Cir. 1989) United States Court Of Appeals For The Fourth Circuit
Waye V. Townley 871 F.2d 18 (4th Cir. 1989) United States Court Of Appeals For The Fourth Circuit
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
Restrictions On The State's Use Of Mental Health Experts In Capital Trials, W. Lawrence Fitch
Restrictions On The State's Use Of Mental Health Experts In Capital Trials, W. Lawrence Fitch
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.