McKenzie v. Day: Is Twenty Years on Death Row Cruel and Unusual Punishment?

In 1976, the United States Supreme Court decided that capital punishment does not violate the Eighth Amendment's protection against cruel and unusual punishment. This note raises the question whether extended incarceration on death row invokes the protections of the Eighth Amendment. This note...

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1. VerfasserIn: Bell, Amber A. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2010
In:Jahr: 2010
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