Eligible for execution
Subtitle: the story of the Daryl Atkins case
By: Thomas G. Walker.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780872894181
Subjects: Atkins, Daryl, -- 1977- -- Trials, litigation, etc; Trials (Murder) -- Virginia; Capital punishment -- Virginia; Insanity (Law) -- Virginia; Death row inmates -- Mental health -- Virginia
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The murder of Eric Michael Nesbitt; title: Investigation and prosecution; title: Capital punishment from Jamestown to Furman; title: Capital punishment reinstated; title: Retardation, the death penalty, and Johnny Paul Penry; title: The trial; title: Sentencing; title: Approaching the Supreme Court; title: Persuading the justices; title: The Supreme Court decides; title: Aftermath.