DEFENDING DEATH PENALTY JUDGMENTS

Successful defense of a death judgment in the state supreme court leads to time warp, much of it increasingly complex and convoluted. The attorneys who represent condemned inmates are nothing if not creative. Gillette discusses the defense of a capital judgment by state counsel which results in a lo...

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Published in:Judicature 2006-03, Vol.89 (5), p.262
Main Author: Gillette, Dane R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys
Capital punishment
Court decisions
Criminal law
Criminal procedure
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Summary:Successful defense of a death judgment in the state supreme court leads to time warp, much of it increasingly complex and convoluted. The attorneys who represent condemned inmates are nothing if not creative. Gillette discusses the defense of a capital judgment by state counsel which results in a long term commitment of time and resources.
ISSN:0022-5800