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Lonchar V. Thomas 116 S. Ct. 1293 (1996) United States Supreme Court Sep 1996

Lonchar V. Thomas 116 S. Ct. 1293 (1996) United States Supreme Court

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


The Incredible Shrinking Writ: Habeas Corpus Under The Anti-Terrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act Of 1996, Jeanne-Marie S. Raymond Sep 1996

The Incredible Shrinking Writ: Habeas Corpus Under The Anti-Terrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act Of 1996, Jeanne-Marie S. Raymond

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


The Limits Of Legal Language: Decisionmaking In Capital Cases, Jordan M. Steiker Aug 1996

The Limits Of Legal Language: Decisionmaking In Capital Cases, Jordan M. Steiker

Michigan Law Review

To make the case for the proposed changes, I will first describe briefly in Parts I and II the structure of pre- and post-Furman capital decisiorurtaking and the weaknesses of those approaches. I then will set forth in Part III the specific rationales for each proposed reform.

The scheme I propose raises a significant constitutional question. Can the death penalty be retained as a punishment if we abandon the pretense of providing meaningful guidance through detailed sentencing instructions? Would the reestablishment of relatively unstructured penalty phase deliberations similar to, but also importantly different from, those characteristic of pre-Furman …


As The Gentle Rain From Heaven: Mercy In Capital Sentencing , Stephen P. Garvey Jul 1996

As The Gentle Rain From Heaven: Mercy In Capital Sentencing , Stephen P. Garvey

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Revenge For The Condemned, Sara Sun Beale, Paul H. Haagen May 1996

Revenge For The Condemned, Sara Sun Beale, Paul H. Haagen

Michigan Law Review

A Review of V.A.C. Gatrell, The Hanging Tree: Execution and the English People 1770-1868


The Defunding Of The Post Conviction Defense Organizations As A Denial Of The Right To Counsel, Roscoe C. Howard Jr. Apr 1996

The Defunding Of The Post Conviction Defense Organizations As A Denial Of The Right To Counsel, Roscoe C. Howard Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

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Introduction, William S. Geimer, Scott E. Sundby Mar 1996

Introduction, William S. Geimer, Scott E. Sundby

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Turner V. Jabe 58 F.3d 924 (4th Cir. 1995) United States Court Of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Mar 1996

Turner V. Jabe 58 F.3d 924 (4th Cir. 1995) United States Court Of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Townes V. Murray 68 F.3d 84 (4th Cir. 1995) United States Court Of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Mar 1996

Townes V. Murray 68 F.3d 84 (4th Cir. 1995) United States Court Of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Study Of The Jewish And The United States Constitutional Law Of Capital Punishment, Steven Davidoff Jan 1996

A Comparative Study Of The Jewish And The United States Constitutional Law Of Capital Punishment, Steven Davidoff

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Jewish view on the death penalty is that it should exist but it should never be used .... [lI]t is Governor Pataki's job to ensure :order. But he must remember that as a leader he must exhibit attributes of both the father and the mother. Governor Pataki is a nice man. But if he acts on the death penalty, he will be the leader of a bloody government


Cruelty And Original Intent: A Socratic Dialogue, Kent Greenfield Jan 1996

Cruelty And Original Intent: A Socratic Dialogue, Kent Greenfield

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


States That Kill: Discretion And The Death Penalty—A Worldwide Perspective, Ariane M. Schreiber Jan 1996

States That Kill: Discretion And The Death Penalty—A Worldwide Perspective, Ariane M. Schreiber

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Toward The Abolition Of The Death Penalty, Shigemitsu Dando Jan 1996

Toward The Abolition Of The Death Penalty, Shigemitsu Dando

Indiana Law Journal

This Article was delivered by Justice Dando as the Jerome Hall Lecture at Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington on April 14, 1996.


Rights And Freedoms Under The State Constitution: A New Deal For Welfare Rights, Sandra M. Stevenson, Eve Cary, Mary Falk, Helen Hershkoff, Robert A. Heverly Jan 1996

Rights And Freedoms Under The State Constitution: A New Deal For Welfare Rights, Sandra M. Stevenson, Eve Cary, Mary Falk, Helen Hershkoff, Robert A. Heverly

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


A (Genuinely) Modest Proposal Concerning The Death Penalty, Craig M. Bradley Jan 1996

A (Genuinely) Modest Proposal Concerning The Death Penalty, Craig M. Bradley

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.