Imprisoned by the past: warren mccleskey and the american death penalty
Auteur :
Kirchmeier, Prof. Jeffrey L.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199967933
Date de publication :
19 févr. 2015
Dimensions :
16,3 x 23,9 x 3,3 cm
Poids :
748 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In 1987, the United States Supreme Court decided a case that could have ended the death penalty in the United States. Imprisoned by the Past: Warren McCleskey and the American Death Penalty examines the long history of the American death penalty and its connection to the case of Warren McCleskey, revealing how that case marked a turning point for the history of the death penalty.