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Data Underlying "Living Death: Ambivalence, Delay, And Capital Punishment", Marianne Wesson, Amy Kingston, Jocelyn Jenks, Laura Mcnabb, Lauren Seger, Genet Tekeste, Edwin Hurwitz Feb 2013

Data Underlying "Living Death: Ambivalence, Delay, And Capital Punishment", Marianne Wesson, Amy Kingston, Jocelyn Jenks, Laura Mcnabb, Lauren Seger, Genet Tekeste, Edwin Hurwitz

Research Data

The documents here archived contain data compilations researched and recorded by me and my research assistants in connection with the article by Marianne "Mimi" Wesson, Living Death: Ambivalence, Delay, and Capital Punishment (Feb. 20, 2013), https://ssrn.com/abstract=2221597.

Our research investigated four study jurisdictions: Arizona, Louisiana, Nevada, and Ohio. The data falls into two categories: analyses of reported appellate cases during designated periods in those jurisdictions; and investigations of the subsequent careers of every individual who resided on death row in one of our jurisdictions in April of 1995. The article further explains the impetus for these investigations, and the conclusions …


The Dignity, Rights, And Responsibilities Of The Jury: On The Structure Of Normative Argument, Robert P. Burns Jan 2011

The Dignity, Rights, And Responsibilities Of The Jury: On The Structure Of Normative Argument, Robert P. Burns

Faculty Working Papers

Many theorists follow an inevitably circular method in evaluating legal institutions and practices. "Considered judgments of justice" embedded in practices and institutions in which we have a high level of confidence can serve as partial evidence for the principles with which they are consistent, principles that can then have broader implications. Conversely, principles that we have good reason to embrace can serve as partial justification for institutions and practices with which they are consistent. This is the heart of Rawls' notion of "reflective equilibrium," where we "work at both ends" to justify institutions, practices, and principles. This method is applicable …


Karu Gene White V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellee's Brief 1980-Sc-0489 Jan 1983

Karu Gene White V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellee's Brief 1980-Sc-0489

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Karu Gene White V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0489 Nov 1982

Karu Gene White V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0489

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Gary Wayne Wilson V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellant's Brief 1980-Sc-0489 Oct 1982

Gary Wayne Wilson V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellant's Brief 1980-Sc-0489

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Karu Gene White V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appendix 1980-Sc-0489 Oct 1982

Karu Gene White V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appendix 1980-Sc-0489

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Myron F. Gleberman V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Supplemental Brief 1980-Sc-0466 Nov 1981

Myron F. Gleberman V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Supplemental Brief 1980-Sc-0466

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Mark Douglas Cain V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0474 Sep 1981

Mark Douglas Cain V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0474

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Mark Douglas Cain V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellee's Brief 1980-Sc-0474 Sep 1981

Mark Douglas Cain V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellee's Brief 1980-Sc-0474

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Myron F. Gleberman V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Supplemental Brief 1980-Sc-0466 Aug 1981

Myron F. Gleberman V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Supplemental Brief 1980-Sc-0466

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Edgar Gilbert Miller V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellant's Brief 1980-Sc-0474 Aug 1981

Edgar Gilbert Miller V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellant's Brief 1980-Sc-0474

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Kenneth Ford V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0507 May 1981

Kenneth Ford V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0507

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Henry Lee Hall V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief (P) 1980-Sc-0360 May 1981

Henry Lee Hall V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief (P) 1980-Sc-0360

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Henry Lee Hall V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Petition For Rehearing 1980-Sc-0360 Apr 1981

Henry Lee Hall V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Petition For Rehearing 1980-Sc-0360

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Continental Casualty Company V. Cora Smith, Appellee's Brief 1980-Sc-0460 Apr 1981

Continental Casualty Company V. Cora Smith, Appellee's Brief 1980-Sc-0460

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Kenneth Ford V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellee's Brief 1980-Sc-0507 Apr 1981

Kenneth Ford V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellee's Brief 1980-Sc-0507

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Central Bank And Trust Company, A Kentucky Corporation, As Executor Of The Estate Of Garvice D. Kincaid, Deceased; W. E. Burnett, Jr. E. F. Schaeffer, Jr., And H. Hart Hagan, Jr., As The Membership Composing The Unincorporated Advisory Committee Under The Will Of Garvice D. Kincaid, Deceased; General Management Associates, Inc., A Kentucky Corporation; Lexington Finance Company, A Kentucky Corporation; And H. Hart Hagan, Jr. Individually And As President Of General Management Associates, Inc. V. Joan D. Kincaid, Supplemental Brief 1980-Sc-0353 Apr 1981

Central Bank And Trust Company, A Kentucky Corporation, As Executor Of The Estate Of Garvice D. Kincaid, Deceased; W. E. Burnett, Jr. E. F. Schaeffer, Jr., And H. Hart Hagan, Jr., As The Membership Composing The Unincorporated Advisory Committee Under The Will Of Garvice D. Kincaid, Deceased; General Management Associates, Inc., A Kentucky Corporation; Lexington Finance Company, A Kentucky Corporation; And H. Hart Hagan, Jr. Individually And As President Of General Management Associates, Inc. V. Joan D. Kincaid, Supplemental Brief 1980-Sc-0353

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Stanley Green V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0492 Mar 1981

Stanley Green V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0492

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Geneva Mae Perkins, Now Dyer V. Charles Elbert Read, And Charles Emery Read, Amicus Brief 1980-Sc-0368 Mar 1981

Geneva Mae Perkins, Now Dyer V. Charles Elbert Read, And Charles Emery Read, Amicus Brief 1980-Sc-0368

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Department For Human Resources V. Kentucky Products, Inc. And Floyd K. Nixon, Appellee's Brief 1980-Sc-0506 Mar 1981

Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Department For Human Resources V. Kentucky Products, Inc. And Floyd K. Nixon, Appellee's Brief 1980-Sc-0506

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Phillip Bohannon V. Al C. Rutland, D/B/A Rutland's Barbeque, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Appellant's Brief 1980-Sc-0460 Mar 1981

Phillip Bohannon V. Al C. Rutland, D/B/A Rutland's Barbeque, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Appellant's Brief 1980-Sc-0460

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Stanley Green V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Respondent's Brief 1980-Sc-0492 Mar 1981

Stanley Green V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Respondent's Brief 1980-Sc-0492

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Commonwealth Of Kentucky Department For Human Resources And Valley View Community Hospital, Inc. V. Lynch Medical Services, Inc. D/B/A Cumberland Valley Primary Care Center, Respondent's Brief 1980-Sc-0404 Mar 1981

Commonwealth Of Kentucky Department For Human Resources And Valley View Community Hospital, Inc. V. Lynch Medical Services, Inc. D/B/A Cumberland Valley Primary Care Center, Respondent's Brief 1980-Sc-0404

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Louisville And Jefferson County Board Of Zoning Adjustment V. Joseph C. Hofgesang Sand Company Inc., Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0437 Feb 1981

Louisville And Jefferson County Board Of Zoning Adjustment V. Joseph C. Hofgesang Sand Company Inc., Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0437

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Phillip R. Mcclure V. Fiscal Court Of Jefferson County, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Kentucky, Louis J. Hollenback, Iii, Howard Kassulke, Raymond A Kottak, Thomas C. Helm, Robert O. Kirchdorfer, Earl J. Hartlage, Respondent's Brief 1980-Sc-0410 Feb 1981

Phillip R. Mcclure V. Fiscal Court Of Jefferson County, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Kentucky, Louis J. Hollenback, Iii, Howard Kassulke, Raymond A Kottak, Thomas C. Helm, Robert O. Kirchdorfer, Earl J. Hartlage, Respondent's Brief 1980-Sc-0410

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


John H. Williams V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Brief 1980-Sc-0395 Feb 1981

John H. Williams V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Brief 1980-Sc-0395

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


John Wayne Hetteberg V. City Of Newport And Employers Insurance Of Wausau Eugene Land, And Kentucky Workers' Compensation Board, Appellant's Brief 1980-Sc-0404 Feb 1981

John Wayne Hetteberg V. City Of Newport And Employers Insurance Of Wausau Eugene Land, And Kentucky Workers' Compensation Board, Appellant's Brief 1980-Sc-0404

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Karu Gene White V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellant's Brief 1980-Sc-0492 Feb 1981

Karu Gene White V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Appellant's Brief 1980-Sc-0492

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Genex/London, Inc. And Genex/Greer, Inc. V. Kentucky Board Of Tax Appeals And Department Of Revenue Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0418 Jan 1981

Genex/London, Inc. And Genex/Greer, Inc. V. Kentucky Board Of Tax Appeals And Department Of Revenue Commonwealth Of Kentucky, Reply Brief 1980-Sc-0418

1980-1989

No abstract provided.


Louisville And Jefferson County Board Of Zoning Adjustment V. Joseph C. Hofgesang Sand Company Inc., Respondent's Brief 1980-Sc-0437 Jan 1981

Louisville And Jefferson County Board Of Zoning Adjustment V. Joseph C. Hofgesang Sand Company Inc., Respondent's Brief 1980-Sc-0437

1980-1989

No abstract provided.