Litigating in the shadow of death : defense attorneys in capital cases /
"Anyone who cares about capital punishment should read this compelling, lucid account of the obstacles defense attorneys face and the strategies they adopt."--John Parry, University of Pittsburgh School of Law "With its compelling narratives of cases, strategies, and ethical dilemmas,...
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University of Michigan Press
2009.
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Table of Contents:
- The role of defense lawyers in capital cases
- Effective assistance of counsel in capital cases
- Defending capital defendants who are innocent
- Defending capital defendants who have strong claims of innocence
- Defending a capital defendant in an aggravated case
- Plea bargaining in capital cases
- Seeking postconviction relief in capital cases
- Concluding observations.