Effigy : images of capital defendents [sic]

Effigy : images of capital defendents [sic] / Allison M. Cotton.

Effigy examines the images of a capital defendant portrayed, by the defense attorneys and the prosecutor, during the guilt and penalty phases of capital trial, the trial tactics used to impart these images, and the consequences that result from thejury's attempt to reconcile contradictory image...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cotton, Allison M., 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2008.
Series:Issues in crime & justice (Lanham, Md.)
Subjects:
Capital punishment > United States.
Defense (Criminal procedure) > United States.
Prosecution > United States.
Jury > United States.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Capital punishment
Defense (Criminal procedure)
Jury
Prosecution
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The death penalty in the United States and how juries operate
  • The importance of defining the defendant
  • The legal fight
  • The guilt phase : how the defense/prosecution saw their mission
  • The penalty phase : the prosecution's/defense's mission
  • Who is the defendant? : the prosecution's/defense's answer
  • The impact on jurors
  • Conclusion.

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