The Body And the State: Habeas Corpus And American Jurisprudence (Suny Series in American Constitutionalism)

Annotation The writ of habeas corpus is the principal means by which state prisoners, many on death row, attack the constitutionality of their conviction in federal courts. In The Body and the State, Cary Federman contends that habeas corpus is more than just a get-out-of-jail-free card-it gives death row inmates a constitutional means of overturning a jury's mistaken determination of guilt. Tracing the history of the writ since 1789, Federman examines its influence on federal-state relations and argues that habeas corpus petitions turn legal language upside down, threatening the states' sovereign judgment to convict and execute criminals as well as upsetting the discourse, created by the Supreme Court, that the federal-state relationship ought not be disturbed by convicted criminals making habeas corpus appeals. He pays particular attention to the changes in the discourse over federalism and capital punishment that have restricted the writ's application over time. Book jacket THE BODY AND THE STATE......Page 4 Contents......Page 8 Chronology of Habeas Corpus......Page 10 INTRODUCTION: Understanding Habeas Corpus......Page 14 1. Habeas Corpus in the New American State, 1789–1915......Page 34 2. Bodily Inventions: The Habeas Petitioner and the Corporation, 1886......Page 58 3. Habeas Corpus as Counternarrative: The Rise of Due Process, 1923–1953......Page 76 4.Confessions and the Narratives of Justice, 1963–1979......Page 108 5. Future Dangerousness and Habeas Corpus, 1982–2002......Page 138 6. Habeas Corpus and the Narratives of Terrorism, 1996–2004......Page 170 7. Conclusion......Page 198 Notes......Page 204 C......Page 248 F......Page 250 J......Page 251 O......Page 252 S......Page 253 W......Page 254 Z......Page 255 THE BODY AND THE STATE 4 Contents 8 Chronology of Habeas Corpus 10 INTRODUCTION: Understanding Habeas Corpus 14 1. Habeas Corpus in the New American State, 1789–1915 34 2. Bodily Inventions: The Habeas Petitioner and the Corporation, 1886 58 3. Habeas Corpus as Counternarrative: The Rise of Due Process, 1923–1953 76 4.Confessions and the Narratives of Justice, 1963–1979 108 5. Future Dangerousness and Habeas Corpus, 1982–2002 138 6. Habeas Corpus and the Narratives of Terrorism, 1996–2004 170 7. Conclusion 198 Notes 204 Index 248 A 248 B 248 C 248 D 250 E 250 F 250 G 251 H 251 I 251 J 251 K 252 L 252 M 252 N 252 O 252 P 253 R 253 S 253 T 254 U 254 V 254 W 254 Y 255 Z 255 Understanding Habeas Corpus -- Habeas Corpus In The New American State, 1789-1915 -- Bodily Inventions : The Habeas Petitioner And The Corporation, 1886 -- Habeas Corpus As Counternarrative : The Rise Of Due Process, 1923-1953 -- Confessions And The Narratives Of Violence, 1963-1979 -- Future Dangerousness And Habeas Corpus, 1982-2002 -- Habeas Corpus And The Narratives Of Terrorism, 1996-2004. Cary Federman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [191]-234) And Index.