Autonomy in Extremis: An Intelligent Waiver of Appeals on Death Row

This article provides an in-depth account of the experiences of one condemned prisoner, Joseph Mitchel Parsons, who made the profound decision to waive his appeals and expedite his execution after serving eleven years under sentence of death in the State of Utah. Parsons determined that, at best, he...

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Main Author: Johnson, Robert (Author)
Contributors: McGunigall-Smith, Sandra ; Miller, Christopher ; Rose, Aubrey
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2014, Volume: 39, Issue: 4, Pages: 787-807
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Keywords:
Voluntary executions
Autonomy
Coping
Death-row prisoners
Executions
Death row