An edition of The past as prologue
(2012)
The past as prologue
the Supreme Court's pre-modern death penalty jurisprudence and its influence on the Supreme Court's modern death penalty decisions
by Robert M. Bohm
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The past as prologue: the Supreme Court's pre-modern death penalty jurisprudence and its influence on the Supreme Court's modern death penalty decisions
2012, Carolina Academic Press
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1611630916 9781611630916
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Table of Contents
Clemency : the "fail safe" in our criminal justice system
Coerced confessions and compelled self-incrimination: revolting to the sense of justice
Cruel and unusual punishment : must draw its meaning from the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society
Defective lineup procedures : a lineup, conducted without notice to defendant's counsel, is unconstitutional
Double jeopardy : not implicit in the concept of ordered liberty
Effective assistance of counsel: death is different
Equal protection : an exceptional punishment for life prisoners
Ex post facto : a government of laws and not of men
Fair trials: trials must be free from a coercive or intimidating atmosphere
Jurisdiction: military commissions unauthorized by congressional authority are
Unconstitutional in jurisdictions where the civil courts are operating constitutionally
Jury instructions : in death cases, doubts about a juror's interpretation of an
Instruction should be resolved in favor of the accused
Jury selection: the right to be tried by an impartial jury
Sentencing: the court has long recognized that for the determination of sentences
Justice generally requires that there be taken into account the circumstances of the offense
Together with the character and propensities of the offender
Analysis and lessons learned.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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