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2000

Capital punishment

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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 Mar 2000

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 Mar 2000

Procedural Default: A De Facto Exception To Civility?, Ashley Flynn

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Bridging The Procedural Default Chasm, Matthew K. Mahoney Mar 2000

Bridging The Procedural Default Chasm, Matthew K. Mahoney

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Forgiveness In Capital Murder Cases, Paige Mcthenia Mar 2000

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. Mar 2000

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 Jan 2000

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 …