Litigating in the shadow of death
Subtitle: defense attorneys in capital cases
By: Welsh S. White.
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press; University of Michigan Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780472099115; 9780472069118
Subjects: Capital punishment -- United States.; Defense (Criminal procedure) -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The role of defense lawyers in capital cases; title: Effective assistance of counsel in capital cases; title: Defending capital defendants who are innocent; title: Defending capital defendants who have strong claims of innocence; title: Defending a capital defendant in an aggravated case; title: Plea bargaining in capital cases; title: Seeking postconviction relief in capital cases; title: Concluding observations.