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Litigating in the Shadow of Death: Defense Attorneys in Capital Cases
Welsh S. White
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Description for Litigating in the Shadow of Death: Defense Attorneys in Capital Cases
Hardcover. An account of the ways in which defense attorneys represent capital defendants, this book brings to light the paramount role these attorneys have played in shaping the modern system of capital punishment. It explains how attorneys' skills and abilities influence the determination of which capital defendants are sentenced to death. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
An absorbing account of the ways in which defense attorneys represent capital defendants, ""Litigating in the Shadow of Death"" brings to light the paramount role these attorneys have played in shaping the modern system of capital punishment. Author Welsh White explains how attorneys' skills and abilities influence the determination of which capital defendants are sentenced to death. ""Litigating in the Shadow of Death"" shows how highly skilled defense attorneys are able to avoid death sentences for their clients in even the most aggravated cases, and how a group of dedicated lawyers have begun to transform the public's perception of capital ... Read more
An absorbing account of the ways in which defense attorneys represent capital defendants, ""Litigating in the Shadow of Death"" brings to light the paramount role these attorneys have played in shaping the modern system of capital punishment. Author Welsh White explains how attorneys' skills and abilities influence the determination of which capital defendants are sentenced to death. ""Litigating in the Shadow of Death"" shows how highly skilled defense attorneys are able to avoid death sentences for their clients in even the most aggravated cases, and how a group of dedicated lawyers have begun to transform the public's perception of capital ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472099115
SKU
V9780472099115
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About Welsh S. White
Welsh S. White is Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh.
Reviews for Litigating in the Shadow of Death: Defense Attorneys in Capital Cases
A unique and profoundly important contribution to the literature on the death penalty. White allows the leading capital defense attorneys to speak in their own voices. His work reveals a new source of arbitrariness in the death system - whether the penalty is imposed turns more on who is your lawyer than on how evil was your deed or your ... Read more