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Death Penalty Law, Therese M. Day
Death Penalty Law, Therese M. Day
Mercer Law Review
This Article provides a survey of death penalty case law in Georgia from June 1, 2005 through May 31, 2006. The cases include those that the Georgia Supreme Court heard on interim appeal, direct appeal, and on review of habeas corpus decisions. Two recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court are also included because of their relevance to Georgia death penalty law. While there have been recent significant statutory changes affecting capital litigation in Georgia, those changes are beyond the purview of this Article and therefore will not be discussed. Likewise, holdings in capital cases that are common to …
Death Penalty Law, Holly Geerdes, Nikki Cox
Death Penalty Law, Holly Geerdes, Nikki Cox
Mercer Law Review
This Article surveys fifteen death penalty decisions of the United States Supreme Court from June 1, 2004 through June 20, 2005. It was written as a companion to Death Penalty Law, a survey of death penalty decisions of the Georgia Supreme Court from June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2005. Focusing on the Court's decisions that affect the trial and appeal of death penalty cases, this Article, with some exceptions, does not concern holdings in capital cases that are common to other criminal appeals.