The Death Penalty in the United States : A Complete Guide to Federal and State Laws, 2d Ed.

"This new edition includes 13 new chapters. Areas covered by some of the new chapters include Capital felon's defense team; Habeas corpus, coram nobis and section 1983 proceedings; the Innocence protection act and post-conviction DNA testing; Challenging the death sentence under racial justice acts; Inhabited American territories and capital punishment; and the Costs of capital punishment"-- Provided by publisher Machine generated contents note: 1. Common Law and Capital Punishment -- 2. Eighth Amendment and Furman v. Georgia -- 3. Double Jeopardy and Ex Post Facto -- 4. Right to Counsel and Right to Remain Silent -- 5. Capital Felon's Defense Team -- 6. Charging Discretion of a Prosecutor -- 7. Capital Murder Charging Instruments -- 8. Death Penalty Notice Requirements -- 9. Prosecuting a Nontriggerman -- 10. Foreign Nationals and Capital Punishment -- 11. Death-Eligible Offenses -- 12. Determining Guilt Before Penalty Phase Hearing -- 13. Structure and Nature of Penalty Phase -- 14. Statutory Aggravating Circumstances -- 15. Mitigating Circumstances -- 16. Penalty Phase Burden of Proof -- 17. Automatic Appellate Review of Death Sentence -- 18. Habeas Corpus, Coram Nobis and Section 1983 Proceedings -- 19. Innocence Protection Act and Post-Conviction DNA Testing -- 20. Challenging Death Sentence Under Racial Justice Acts -- 21. Barriers to Execution -- 22. Death Row -- 23. Witnessing an Execution -- 24. Execution Methods and Corpse Disposal -- 25. Military Death Penalty Laws -- 26. Native Americans and Capital Punishment -- 27. Inhabited American Territories and Capital Punishment -- 28. Opposition to Capital Punishment -- 29. Costs of Capital Punishment. The death penalty landscape has changed considerably since the 1998 first edition of this book. For example, six states that had the death penalty—Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York—no longer impose the punishment. Some of the changes set out in this second edition involve discussions of all of the significant cases decided by the United States Supreme Court after 1998, including Roper v. Simmons , 543 U.S. 551 (2005); Atkins v. Virginia , 536 U.S. 304 (2002); Schriro v. Smith , 126 S.Ct. 7 (2005); Harbison v. Bell , 129 S.Ct. 1481 (2009); Holmes v. South Carolina , 126 S.Ct. 1727 (2006); Kansas v. Marsh , 126 S.Ct. 2516 (2006); Ring v. Arizona , 536 U.S. 584 (2002); Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania , 537 U.S. 101 (2003). This new edition includes 13 new chapters. They cover such topics as capital felon's defense team; habeas corpus, coram nobis and section 1983 proceedings; the Innocence protection act and post-conviction DNA testing; challenging the death sentence under racial justice acts; inhabited American territories; and the costs of capital punishment.