Capital Punishment and the Judicial Process

With the media's attention continually focused on capital punishment cases, the death penalty remains a lightning-rod issue. Coyne and Entzeroth concentrate on Eighth Amendment and capital punishment issues and include a discussion of post-conviction and federal habeas corpus issues. It includes consideration of all major Supreme Court cases interpreting the new law, and discusses recent developments in the field, including an expanded focus on innocence and the American Bar Association's call for a moratorium on executions. A teacher's manual is available, and 2003 supplement is forthcoming.

Randall Coyne is the Frank Elkouri and Edna Asper Elkouri Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

Lyn Entzeroth is a professor of law at the University of Tulsa College of Law.