RT Article
T1 The Prevailing Injustices in the Application of the Missouri Death Penalty (1978 to 1996)
JF Social justice
VO 32
IS 2
SP 151
OP 166
A1 Lenza, Michael
A2 Keys, David Patrick 1955-
A2 Guess, Teresa
LA English
YR 2005
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747157899
AB Part of a special issue on the many faces of violence. The writers document the prevailing injustices in the application of the death penalty in the state of Missouri. Analyzing the state's resumption of capital sentencing over an 18-year period from 1978 to 1996, they demonstrate that defendants in capital trials were not afforded equal protection under the law and that their fates are still subject to extralegal elements that constitute arbitrariness and capriciousness in Missouri. They illustrate that supposed remedies contained in the provisions of Gregg v. Georgia in 1976 have not alleviated the problem of disparate treatment of minorities.
K1 Criminal Law
K1 Criminal Justice System
K1 Racism
K1 Gregg v. Georgia (Supreme Court case)
K1 Capital Punishment
K1 Discrimination in criminal justice administration