The Bill of Rights in action
Subtitle: capital punishment
By: directed by Bernard Wilets.
Contributors: Wilets, Bernard.; Barr Films.
Publisher: Barr Films
Place of publication: Pasadena, CA
Format: Videorecording
Number of pages: 23
Subjects: Capital punishment  -- United States.; Sentences (Criminal procedure)  -- United States.
Other titles: Capital punishment 
Description: Does capital punishment comprise a cruel and unusual punishment under the 8th Amendment to the Constitution? Is it an effective deterrent against crime? Is the concept of retribution a desirable aspect of our legal system? These and other questions are argued in depth by lawyers in the sentencing phase of a trial involving a convicted murderer.
Notes: VHS format.

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