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Deterrence Versus Brutalization: Capital Punishment's Differing Impacts Among States, Joanna M. Shepherd
Deterrence Versus Brutalization: Capital Punishment's Differing Impacts Among States, Joanna M. Shepherd
Michigan Law Review
Policymakers' false beliefs about capital punishment's universal deterrent effect may have caused many people to die needlessly. If deterrence is capital punishment's purpose then, in the majority of states where executions do not deter crime, executions kill convicts uselessly. Moreover, in the many states where the brutalization effect outweighs the deterrent effect, executions not only kill convicts needlessly but also induce the additional murders of many innocent people. After Part II discusses capital punishment's recent history in the United States, Part III reviews the conflict in recent studies on capital punishment and deterrence. Part IV explores differences in states' applications …
The Chair, The Needle, And The Damage Done: What The Electric Chair And The Rebirth Of The Method-Of-Execution Challenge Could Mean For The Future Of The Eighth Amendment, Timothy S. Kearns
The Chair, The Needle, And The Damage Done: What The Electric Chair And The Rebirth Of The Method-Of-Execution Challenge Could Mean For The Future Of The Eighth Amendment, Timothy S. Kearns
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
No abstract provided.
Killing The Willing: "Volunteers," Suicide And Competency, John H. Blume
Killing The Willing: "Volunteers," Suicide And Competency, John H. Blume
Michigan Law Review
When my client Robert South decided to waive his appeals so that his death sentence could be carried out, I understood why he might make that choice. Robert had a brain tumor that could not be surgically removed. Though not fatal, the tumor disrupted his sleep/wake cycle and had other negative physical consequences, including severe headaches, for his daily existence. He also had chronic post-traumatic stress disorder ("PTSD"), resulting from a profound history of childhood physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Robert suffered from daily recurrent flashbacks of the abuse. He had been on death row for almost a decade, and …
Forensic Science Or Forgettable Science?, Craig M. Cooley
Forensic Science Or Forgettable Science?, Craig M. Cooley
Indiana Law Journal
Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.
Procedural Default In Capital Cases, F. Thomas Schornhorst
Procedural Default In Capital Cases, F. Thomas Schornhorst
Indiana Law Journal
Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.
The Value Of Procedure, Stephen R. Creason
The Value Of Procedure, Stephen R. Creason
Indiana Law Journal
Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.
Consistency, Proportionality, And Substantive Judicial Review In Capital Sentencing, H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr.
Consistency, Proportionality, And Substantive Judicial Review In Capital Sentencing, H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr.
Indiana Law Journal
Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.
Changing The Role Of Appellate Judges In Capital Cases, Sam Kamin
Changing The Role Of Appellate Judges In Capital Cases, Sam Kamin
Indiana Law Journal
Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.
Concluding Remarks, Joseph L. Hoffmann
Concluding Remarks, Joseph L. Hoffmann
Indiana Law Journal
Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.
Prosecuting Saddam: The Coalition Provisional Authority And The Evolution Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal, Tom Parker
Prosecuting Saddam: The Coalition Provisional Authority And The Evolution Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal, Tom Parker
Cornell International Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Substantive Appellate Review In Capital Cases, Joseph L. Hoffmann
Substantive Appellate Review In Capital Cases, Joseph L. Hoffmann
Indiana Law Journal
Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.
Revisiting Robinson: The Eighth Amendment As Constitutional Support For Theories Of Criminal Responsibility, Jeffrey A. Rowe
Revisiting Robinson: The Eighth Amendment As Constitutional Support For Theories Of Criminal Responsibility, Jeffrey A. Rowe
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
No abstract provided.