Against the death penalty
"A landmark dissenting opinion arguing against the death penalty. Does the death penalty violate the Constitution? In Against the Death Penalty, Justice Stephen G. Breyer argues that it does: that it is carried out unfairly and inconsistently, and thus violates the ban on "cruel and unusua...
| Main Author: | Breyer, Stephen G., 1938- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Bessler, John D. (Editor) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / John Bessler
- Justice Breyer's dissent in Glossip v. Gross
- Appendices. A. Death sentences imposed, 1977-2014 ; B. Executions, 1977-2014 ; C. Percentage of U.S. population in states that conducted an execution within prior three years ; D. Counties with death sentences, 2004-2009 ; E. Counties with death sentences, 2010-present.