Effigy: images of capital defendants
Auteur :
Cotton, Allison M.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780739125526
Date de publication :
8 juil. 2010
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,5 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
349 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Effigy examines the images of a capital defendant portrayed, by the defense attorneys and the prosecutor, during the guilt and penalty phases of capital trial, the trial tactics used to impart these images, and the consequences that result from the jury's attempt to reconcile contradictory images to place one in permanent record as a verdict.