House v. Bell and the Death of Innocence

House v. Bell and the Death of Innocence

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Professor Hoffman's contribution, chapter 12, is titled "House v. Bell and the Death of Innocence".

ISBN

9781599413433 (pb.)

Publication Date

2009

Publisher

Foundation Press

City

New York, NY

Keywords

Capital Punishment-United States, Death Row Inmates

Disciplines

Criminal Law | Law

Comments

Blume, John H. and Jordan M. Steiker, eds. Death Penalty Stories. Foundation Press, 2009.

This title offers detailed accounts of the most important capital cases in American law. In addition to comprehensive coverage of the canonical cases such as Furman v. Georgia, Gregg v. Georgia, Penry v. Lynaugh, Payne v. Tennessee, and McCleskey v. Kemp, the volume also presents in-depth accounts of cases involving core capital issues, including representation, protections for the innocent, proportionality limits, execution methods, the problem of volunteers, and the guarantee of heightened reliability.

Full bibliographic details available here.

Copies available in the Jerome Hall Law Library, KF9227.C2 D429 2009

House v. Bell and the Death of Innocence

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