Multistate Analysis of Time Consumption in Capital Appeals, 1992-2002

Despite public controversy over the length of death penalty appeals, little empirical work has been done on the time allocated to the capital appeals process. The purpose of this study was to perform a multistate empirical analysis of the time expended in direct appeals of capital cases. The researc...

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Main Author: Latzer, Barry (Author)
Contributors: Cauthen, James N.G. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2008
In:Year: 2008
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Supreme Court decisions
United States Supreme Court
appeal procedures
appellate courts
Capital Punishment
Case processing
certiorari
death row inmates
disposition (legal)
Executions
judicial decisions
murderers
sentence review
Sentencing
state supreme courts
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