Death penalty cases: leading u.s. supreme court cases on capital punishment
Auteur :
Latzer, Barry / Latzer, BarryMc / Latzer, BarryMcCord, David,
Éditeur :
Elsevier Science & Technology
ISBN :
9780123820242
Date de publication :
9 déc. 2010
Dimensions :
23,5 x 19,1 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
953 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A comprehensive resource on the death penalty. It contains various cases, including Kennedy v Louisiana, prohibiting the death penalty for child rapists, and Baze v Rees, upholding execution by lethal injection. It explains the different ways in which the states process death penalty cases, with excerpts of the most relevant statutes.