RT Article
T1 Capital defense attorneys
JF The Elgar companion to capital punishment and society
SP 103
OP 115
A1 Barak, Maya Pagni
A1 Gould, Jon B.
A2 Gould, Jon B.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1936237091
AB Typically, outside the spotlight, defense attorneys are key figures in America’s system of capital punishment. The odds are generally stacked against capital defendants, and beating those odds requires a specialized set of skills, knowledge, and experience that the average criminal defense attorney simply does not possess. Good capital defense work can make or break a case, often functioning as the difference between life and death. It should come as little surprise, then, that those who identify as capital defenders make up an elite and dedicated community. Yet, the work also comes with a heavy toll. In this chapter, we survey the limited body of scholarly literature on the roles and challenges faced by capital defense attorneys in the US, drawing upon parallels in other fields and highlighting the complexities of the profession as uncovered in our own study of capital defenders.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 113-115
SN 9781803929149
K1 Capital Punishment
K1 Criminal defense
K1 Legal Profession
DO 10.4337/9781803929156.00015