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Time To Kill The Death Penalty, John J. Donohue
Time To Kill The Death Penalty, John J. Donohue
John Donohue
Forty years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court in Furman v. Georgia struck down the death penalty on the ground that it was applied in an arbitrary manner. Four years later, the Supreme Court accepted the constitutionality of “new and improved” death penalty statutes that were supposed to eliminate the defects condemned in Furman. In bringing back the death penalty in 1976, the Court also cited studies suggesting that executions save lives.
Four decades later, there is plenty of evidence that the death penalty continues to be applied in an unfair manner and not a shred of evidence that …
Constitutional Concerns About Capital Punishment: The Death Penalty Statute In New York State, Richard Klein
Constitutional Concerns About Capital Punishment: The Death Penalty Statute In New York State, Richard Klein
Richard Daniel Klein
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The Folly - And Faith - Of Furman, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson
The Folly - And Faith - Of Furman, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
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The Slow Wheels Of Furman's Machinery Of Death, Brent E. Newton
The Slow Wheels Of Furman's Machinery Of Death, Brent E. Newton
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
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