Add to ORKGIn Furman v. Georgia, the United States Supreme Court held that it was unconstitutional to administer the death penalty upon the sole, unguided discretion of juries. In response to Furman, some states amended their statutes to suggest or require that a jury assess the defendant\u27s future dangerousness before issuing a death sentence. Generally, this assessment is based on psychiatric expert testimony. This author explores the reliability and accuracy of psychiatric expert testimony of future dangerousness in light of the Court\u27s more recent Barefoot v. Estelle and Dauber, v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals decisions. The author argues that because the death penalty is so extreme and utterly final, heightened standards of reliability and ac...
This Article reviews the use of mental health experts to provide testimony on the future dangerousne...
on an individualized basis. The resultant changes in the laws in death penalty states fostered the i...
To understand the Barefoot decision, it is necessary to examine Jurek v. Texas, an earlier case in w...
In Furman v. Georgia, the United States Supreme Court held that it was unconstitutional to administe...
In Furman v. Georgia, the United States Supreme Court held that it was unconstitutional to administe...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The United States Supreme Court has long held that the death penalty cannot be imposed arbitrarily, ...
The United States Supreme Court has long held that the death penalty cannot be imposed arbitrarily, ...
This Article reviews the use of mental health experts to provide testimony on the future dangerousne...
This Article reviews the use of mental health experts to provide testimony on the future dangerousne...
This Article reviews the use of mental health experts to provide testimony on the future dangerousne...
on an individualized basis. The resultant changes in the laws in death penalty states fostered the i...
To understand the Barefoot decision, it is necessary to examine Jurek v. Texas, an earlier case in w...
In Furman v. Georgia, the United States Supreme Court held that it was unconstitutional to administe...
In Furman v. Georgia, the United States Supreme Court held that it was unconstitutional to administe...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), held that the death penalty is constitutional o...
The United States Supreme Court has long held that the death penalty cannot be imposed arbitrarily, ...
The United States Supreme Court has long held that the death penalty cannot be imposed arbitrarily, ...
This Article reviews the use of mental health experts to provide testimony on the future dangerousne...
This Article reviews the use of mental health experts to provide testimony on the future dangerousne...
This Article reviews the use of mental health experts to provide testimony on the future dangerousne...
on an individualized basis. The resultant changes in the laws in death penalty states fostered the i...
To understand the Barefoot decision, it is necessary to examine Jurek v. Texas, an earlier case in w...