Death Penalty in America, Legal Studies 485, Spring 2003

Assigned readings:

Alabama Code. Title 31A, Chapter 5, Article 2. Death Penalty.
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Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)
Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988)                                              
Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989)                                                  
Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002)                                                        
“Capital Murder: A Prosector’s Obversations”
“Capital Attrition: Error Rates”
“Cost of Gilbert Trial”
“High Cost of Prosecuting Death Penalty Cases”
Status of Death Penalty Worldwide


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