Federal Courts: Habeas Corpus (Turning Point) - Softcover

Yackle, Larry W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1587785064 ISBN 13: 9781587785061

Publisher: Foundation Pr, 2003

Synopsis

Federal Courts:Habeas Corpus concentrates on federal court authority to entertain habeas corpus petitions filed by state prisoners who claim that they were convicted or sentenced in violation of their federal constitutional rights. The inferior federal courts have no appellate jurisdiction to review state court judgments in criminal cases. Nevertheless, federal courts revisit state convictions and sentences indirectly when they adjudicate federal claims in habeas corpus proceedings. Federal court authority under this heading has theoretical implications for the federal system, as well as practical significance for the implementation of constitutional standards in criminal cases, particularly in capital cases.

About this title

About the Author:

Larry W. Yackle is a professor of law at Boston University School of Law.

About this edition

• Publisher: Foundation Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1587785064
• ISBN 13: 9781587785061
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 314