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Evolution Of An Eighth Amendment Dichotomy: Substantive And Procedural Protections Within The Cruel And Unusual Punishment Clause In Capital Cases, Kimberly A. Orem
Evolution Of An Eighth Amendment Dichotomy: Substantive And Procedural Protections Within The Cruel And Unusual Punishment Clause In Capital Cases, Kimberly A. Orem
Capital Defense Journal
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Procedural Default: A De Facto Exception To Civility?, Ashley Flynn
Procedural Default: A De Facto Exception To Civility?, Ashley Flynn
Capital Defense Journal
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Bridging The Procedural Default Chasm, Matthew K. Mahoney
Bridging The Procedural Default Chasm, Matthew K. Mahoney
Capital Defense Journal
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The Role Of Forgiveness In Capital Murder Cases, Paige Mcthenia
The Role Of Forgiveness In Capital Murder Cases, Paige Mcthenia
Capital Defense Journal
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Improving Process In Virginia Capital Cases, Robert H. Robinson, Jr.
Improving Process In Virginia Capital Cases, Robert H. Robinson, Jr.
Capital Defense Journal
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Capital Attrition: Error Rates In Capital Cases, 1973-1995, James S. Liebman, Jeffery Fagan, Valerie West, Jonathan Lloyd
Capital Attrition: Error Rates In Capital Cases, 1973-1995, James S. Liebman, Jeffery Fagan, Valerie West, Jonathan Lloyd
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Americans seem to be of two minds about the death penalty. In the last several years, the overall number of executions has risen steeply, reaching a fifty year high this year. Although two-thirds of the public support the penalty, this figure represents a sharp decline from the four-fifths of the population that endorsed the death penalty only six years ago, leaving support for capital punishment at a twenty year low. When life without parole is offered as an alternative, support for the penalty drops even more – often below a majority. Grants of executive clemency reached a twenty year high …