The death penalty in the United States
Subtitle: a complete guide to federal and state laws
By: Louis J. Palmer, Jr
Contributors: Palmer, Louis J., Jr., 1956-
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780786476602
Subjects: Capital punishment
Work titles: Death penalty
Description: "This new edition includes 13 new chapters. Areas covered by some of the new chapters include Capital felon's defense team; Habeas corpus, coram nobis and section 1983 proceedings; the Innocence protection act and post-conviction DNA testing; Challenging the death sentence under racial justice acts; Inhabited American territories and capital punishment; and the Costs of capital punishment"--
Notes: Previous edition published under title: Death penalty.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-382) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. General considerations; title: The common law and capital punishment; title: The Eighth Amendment and Furman v. Georgia; title: Double jeopardy and ex post facto; title: Right to counsel and right to remain silent; title: Capital felon's defense team; title: Part II. Initiating capital prosecutions; title: Charging discretion of a prosecutor; title: Capital murder charging instruments; title: Death penalty notice requirements; title: Prosecuting a nontriggerman; title: Foreign nationals and capital punishment; title: Part III. Court proceedings; title: Death-eligible offenses; title: Determining guilt before penalty phase hearing; title: Structure and nature of penalty phase; title: Statutory aggravating circumstances; title: Mitigating circumstances; title: Penalty phase burden of proof; title: Part. IV Post-conviction proceedings; title: Automatic appellate review of death sentence; title: Habeas corpus, coram nobis and section 1983 proceedings; title: The Innocence Protection Act and post-conviction DNA testing; title: Challenging death sentence under racial justice acts; title: Part V. Laws related to execution; title: Barriers to execution; title: Death row; title: Witnessing an execution; title: Execution methods and corpse disposal; title: Part VI. Other capital punishment issues; title: Military death penalty laws; title: Native Americans and capital punishment; title: Inhabited American territories and capital punishment; title: Opposition to capital punishment; title: The costs of capital punishment.