Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-277) and index.
Contents
Common law and capital punishment -- Impact of the eighth amendment on capital punishment -- Death-eligible offenses -- Charging discretion of a prosecutor -- Capital murder charging instruments -- Death penalty notice requirements -- Prosecuting a nontriggerman -- Determining guilt before sentencing hearing -- Structure and nature of capital penalty phase -- Statutory aggravating circumstances -- Mitigating circumstances -- Penalty phase burden of proof -- Appellate review of death sentence -- Barriers to execution -- Witnessing an execution -- Execution methods and corpse disposal.
