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Murder at the Supreme Court : lethal crimes and landmark cases / Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien. by Clancy, Martin. Prometheus Books, 2013. Call #: 345.730773 C587m Subjects United States. Supreme Court -- Cases.   Capital punishment -- United States.   Discrimination in capital punishment -- United States. ISBN:  9781616146481 (hbk.) 1616146486 (hbk.) Description:  410 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-395) and index. Contents:  A house of secrets -- The road to the death house -- The death penalty lives again -- Good guy/bad guy? same guy? : proportionality and the death penalty -- Black on white : race and the death penalty -- Mental incapacity and "evolving standards of decency" -- Juvenile killers : should they die? -- Medicate to execute? -- Getting even : retribution and the death penalty -- Non-triggermen : just as guilty? -- The victims left behind : do their opinions count? -- The mechanics of death -- "Actual innocence" -- Ineffective assistance of counsel : worst crimes?-- or just worst lawyers? -- Closing arguments -- Appendix A. The Georgia death-penalty statute -- Appendix B. Bronstein victim impact statement. Summary:  Veteran journalists Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien pull back the curtain of secrecy that surrounds Supreme Court deliberations and reveal the crucial links between landmark capital-punishment cases and the lethal crimes at their root. Other authors:  O'Brien, Tim (Law correspondent). Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 345.730773 C587m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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