Understanding capital punishment law
By: Linda E. Carter, Ellen S. Kreitzberg  Scott W. Howe
Contributors: Kreitzberg, Ellen; Howe, Scott W.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Providence, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 485
ISBN-13: 9780769849027
Subjects: Capital punishment
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to capital punishment law; title: The death penalty debate; title: Sources of law; title: Challenges to the constitutionality of the death penalty; title: Methods of execution; title: Modern death penalty statutes; title: The death penalty trial; title: Categorical bars to the death penalty; title: Overview of aggravating evidence : the eligibility function and the selection function; title: Aggravating circumstances : eligibility of the case for the death penalty; title: Aggravating evidence and the selection decision; title: Selection process : mitigation.