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The Constitutional Failure Of The Strickland Standard In Capital Cases Under The Eighth Amendment, Amy R. Murphy Jul 2000

The Constitutional Failure Of The Strickland Standard In Capital Cases Under The Eighth Amendment, Amy R. Murphy

Law and Contemporary Problems

Criminal defendants are guaranteed the right to effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment, but the Supreme Court's decision in "Strickland" has given appellate courts overly broad discretion to determine exactly what constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel. Murphy reviews the right to counsel and discusses the crucial role of counsel in capital cases throughout the trial and appellate processes.


Kids Who Kill: A Critique Of How The American Legal System Deals With Juveniles Who Commit Homicide, Mirah A. Horowitz Jul 2000

Kids Who Kill: A Critique Of How The American Legal System Deals With Juveniles Who Commit Homicide, Mirah A. Horowitz

Law and Contemporary Problems

Horowitz looks at the reasons why juveniles commit homicides and suggests more effective ways for society to address the problem presented by child killers.


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

No abstract provided.


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

No abstract provided.


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

No abstract provided.


The Option Not Taken: A Progressive Report On Chapter 154 Of The Anti-Terrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act, Marianne L. Bell Jan 2000

The Option Not Taken: A Progressive Report On Chapter 154 Of The Anti-Terrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act, Marianne L. Bell

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.


Tessie Hutchinson And The American System Of Capital Punishment, Earl F. Martin Jan 2000

Tessie Hutchinson And The American System Of Capital Punishment, Earl F. Martin

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Deregulation Of The Death Penalty, Kenneth Williams Jan 2000

The Deregulation Of The Death Penalty, Kenneth Williams

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.