Understanding Capital Punishment Law (Understanding Series) - Softcover

Carter, Linda; Kreitzberg, Ellen; Howe, Scott; Richards McConville, Celestine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1531028292 ISBN 13: 9781531028299

Publisher: Carolina Academic Press, 2024

Synopsis

The primary emphasis of Understanding Capital Punishment Law is an explanation of the constitutional law that governs death-penalty proceedings in the United States. As of 2024, the death penalty remains an option in 27 states and under federal and military law. The cruel and unusual punishment language of the Eighth Amendment has largely defined both the substance and procedures in capital cases.

In this book, the parameters of death-penalty cases are examined, and established principles―as well as unresolved issues―are analyzed. Since the fourth edition was published, significant changes have occurred in death-penalty law, procedure, and practice. The fifth edition presents the most up-to-date information and trends in death-penalty law. Students, practitioners, judges, activists, and others interested in the complexities of capital-punishment law will benefit from the explanations and commentary this book presents.

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About the Authors

Distinguished Professor of Law Emerita at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law.

Ellen Kreitzberg is Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Social Justice and Public Service at the Santa Clara University School of Law.

Scott Howe is the Frank L. Williams Professor of Criminal Law at Chapman University School of Law.

Celestine Richards McConville is a law professor at the Dale E. Fowler School of Law of Chapman University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531028292
• ISBN 13: 9781531028299
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 624