Capital trials: individualized sentences and generalized biases
Capital trials differ from all other adult criminal legal proceedings in the United States. While most criminal sentencing occurs without consideration of defendants’ personal circumstances, the US Supreme Court mandates that jurors consider capital defendants’ backgrounds to decide whether they des...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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The Elgar companion to capital punishment and society
Year: 2024, Pages: 89-102 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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