Capital Punishment of Unintentional Felony Murder
Under the prevailing interpretation of the Eighth Amendment in the lower courts, a defendant who causes a death inadvertently in the course of a felony is eligible for capital punishment. This unfortunate interpretation rests on an unduly mechanical reading of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Enmund...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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2017
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In: | Year: 2017 |
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