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Fourteen Years Later: The Capital Punishment System In California, Robert M. Sanger
Fourteen Years Later: The Capital Punishment System In California, Robert M. Sanger
Robert M. Sanger
To Furman Or Not To Furman, Robert M. Sanger
To Furman Or Not To Furman, Robert M. Sanger
Robert M. Sanger
In capital litigation, the United States Supreme Court in Furman v. Georgia and following cases required capital punishment systems to have a form of "narrowing" so that the death penalty was imposed only on the worst of the worst. The death penalty states have failed to successfully implement this concept. As a result, "narrowing" is currently raised in all capital cases by competent defense counsel both at trial and in post conviction litigation. It is raised in addition to all other issues, including issues related to the questions of whether exclusion from the death penalty should be expanded and whether …
Beyond A Reasonable Doubt -- Human Dignity And Respect, Robert M. Sanger
Beyond A Reasonable Doubt -- Human Dignity And Respect, Robert M. Sanger
Robert M. Sanger
Essay on the Role of the Criminal Defense Lawyer. Criminal defense lawyers are often asked, "How can you represent "those" people?" The article contends that the answer is that the defense lawyer's job is to stand up for the dignity of the individual client and demand respect from the system for that client.
Chinese Encounters, Robert M. Sanger
Chinese Encounters, Robert M. Sanger
Robert M. Sanger
A Review of the book Chinese Encounters by Inge Morath and Arthur Miller. Miller inquired about cultural and legal issues in China as one of the first American intellectuals to be given relatively free access to China since the Mao regime. Inge Morath provided remarkable photographs. The significance was the juxtaposition of Miller's adherence to the Western concept of the Rule of Law with the communitarian values of Chinese culture.