After Furman v. Georgia held that state statutes that allow for the imposition of the death penalty in an arbitrary and capricious manner violate the Constitution, the states were forced to rewrite their capital punishment statutes. New Jersey adopted a new statute in 1982. Despite the attempt of the New Jersey legislature to comply with the mandate of Furman, application of the statute has resulted in clear and significant discrepancies in the treatment of potentially capital defendants based on the race of the victim, the county of jurisdiction, and the race of the defendant. This article details a large study of all homicide defendants (other than those charged with vehicular manslaughter) where the death occurred after the effective dat...
In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the capital convictions of Jackson F...
Since the 1990s, federal prosecutors have, with increasing frequency, sought the death penalty for f...
In 1972, the Supreme Court heard the case Furman v. Georgia. Through this case and its resulting dec...
After Furman v. Georgia held that state statutes that allow for the imposition of the death penalty ...
In 2007, New Jersey became the first state in over forty years to abolish the death penalty legislat...
In 1972, in Furman v. Georgia, the Supreme Court deemed it “incon-testable” that a death sentence is...
For the last five years, we have conducted an empirical study of the “modern era” of capital punishm...
In 1972, in Furman v. Georgia, the Supreme Court deemed it incontestable that a death sentence is ...
In the forty year history of the Supreme Court\u27s modern death penalty jurisprudence, two cases — ...
This article presents the results of an empirical study of intentional homicide cases in Missouri. T...
As presently construed, the Constitution does not prohibit the death penalty. The states and the fed...
This article addresses the effect of judge versus jury decision making through analysis of a databas...
New Jersey reinstated capital punishment in 1982. The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed nearly every...
The Eighth Amendment's "narrowing" requirement for capital punishment eligibility has challenged sta...
The Supreme Court’s inquiry into the constitutionality of the death penalty has overlooked a critica...
In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the capital convictions of Jackson F...
Since the 1990s, federal prosecutors have, with increasing frequency, sought the death penalty for f...
In 1972, the Supreme Court heard the case Furman v. Georgia. Through this case and its resulting dec...
After Furman v. Georgia held that state statutes that allow for the imposition of the death penalty ...
In 2007, New Jersey became the first state in over forty years to abolish the death penalty legislat...
In 1972, in Furman v. Georgia, the Supreme Court deemed it “incon-testable” that a death sentence is...
For the last five years, we have conducted an empirical study of the “modern era” of capital punishm...
In 1972, in Furman v. Georgia, the Supreme Court deemed it incontestable that a death sentence is ...
In the forty year history of the Supreme Court\u27s modern death penalty jurisprudence, two cases — ...
This article presents the results of an empirical study of intentional homicide cases in Missouri. T...
As presently construed, the Constitution does not prohibit the death penalty. The states and the fed...
This article addresses the effect of judge versus jury decision making through analysis of a databas...
New Jersey reinstated capital punishment in 1982. The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed nearly every...
The Eighth Amendment's "narrowing" requirement for capital punishment eligibility has challenged sta...
The Supreme Court’s inquiry into the constitutionality of the death penalty has overlooked a critica...
In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the capital convictions of Jackson F...
Since the 1990s, federal prosecutors have, with increasing frequency, sought the death penalty for f...
In 1972, the Supreme Court heard the case Furman v. Georgia. Through this case and its resulting dec...
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