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Mickens V. Taylor 122 S. Ct. 1237 (2002)
Mickens V. Taylor 122 S. Ct. 1237 (2002)
Capital Defense Journal
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The Equality Principle Revisited: The Relationship Of Daubert V. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals To Ake V. Oklahoma, Lee Richard Goebes
The Equality Principle Revisited: The Relationship Of Daubert V. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals To Ake V. Oklahoma, Lee Richard Goebes
Capital Defense Journal
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Protecting The Defendant's Right To A Fair Trial In The Information Age, Erika Patrick
Protecting The Defendant's Right To A Fair Trial In The Information Age, Erika Patrick
Capital Defense Journal
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Reverse Impact Testimony: A New And Improved Victim Impact Statement, Adrienne N. Barnes
Reverse Impact Testimony: A New And Improved Victim Impact Statement, Adrienne N. Barnes
Capital Defense Journal
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Better To Let Ten Guilty Men Live: The Presumption Of Life-A Principle To Govern Capital Sentencing, Damien P. Delaney
Better To Let Ten Guilty Men Live: The Presumption Of Life-A Principle To Govern Capital Sentencing, Damien P. Delaney
Capital Defense Journal
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Proportionality Review: Still Inadequate, But Still Necessary, Cynthia M. Bruce
Proportionality Review: Still Inadequate, But Still Necessary, Cynthia M. Bruce
Capital Defense Journal
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Racial Disparities In The Capital System: Invidious Or Accidental?, Kathryn Roe Eldridge
Racial Disparities In The Capital System: Invidious Or Accidental?, Kathryn Roe Eldridge
Capital Defense Journal
No abstract provided.
A Positive First Step: The Joint Legislative Audit And Review Commission's Review Of Virginia's System Of Capital Punishment
Capital Defense Journal
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America’S Death Penalty: Just Another Form Of Violence, John Bessler
America’S Death Penalty: Just Another Form Of Violence, John Bessler
All Faculty Scholarship
The author in this piece reflects on the death penalty in the U.S. in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The writer goes on to argue that capital punishment is, in and of itself, a form of violence. Also discussed in the article are the gradual removal of executions from public view, issues of deterrence and violent crime, and the author's preference for life-without-possibility-of-parole sentences.
Theology In The Jury Room: Religious Discussion As "Extraneous Material" In The Course Of Capital Punishment Deliberations, Gregory M. Ashley
Theology In The Jury Room: Religious Discussion As "Extraneous Material" In The Course Of Capital Punishment Deliberations, Gregory M. Ashley
Vanderbilt Law Review
"Why would a God concerned about justice in a matter of life and death be willing to delegate an absolute power over life and death to such fallible and morally benighted creatures?'"
In the landmark Furman v. Georgia decision, Justice Brennan likened capital punishment to a mere game of chance: "When the punishment of death is inflicted in a trivial number of the cases in which it is legally available, the conclusion is virtually inescapable that it is being inflicted arbitrarily. Indeed, it smacks of little more than a lottery system." Although Brennan's argument in Furman focused primarily on disparities …