Death Penalty Cases: Leading U.S. Supreme Court Cases on Capital Punishment
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Preface Acknowledgements Ch. 1 Capital Punishment: The Law and the Issues Ch. 2 Cruel and Unusual as Applied Furman V. Georgia (1972) Ch. 3 Not Inherently Unconstitutional Gregg v. Georgia (1976) Ch. 4 Texas Death Penalty Procedures Jurek v. Texas (1976) Ch. 5 Rape and the Death PenaltyCoker v. Georgia (1977) Ch. 6 Mandatory Death PenaltyWoodson v. North Carolina (1976) Ch. 7 "Mandatory" Death Statutes Blystone v. Pennsylvania (1990) Ch. 8 Vague Aggravating Factors Godfrey v. Georgia (1980) Ch. 9 Mitigating Evidence Lockett v. Ohio (1978) Ch. 10 Jury Unanimity on Mitigating Evidence McKoy v. North Carolina (1990) Ch. 11 Murder Defendants Who Did Not Kill (I) Enmund v. Florida (1982) Ch. 12 Murder Defendants Who Did Not Kill (II)Tison v. Arizona (1987) Ch. 13 Jurors Opposed to Capital PunishmentWitherspoon v. Illinois (1968) Ch. 14 Selecting the "Death-Qualified" Jury Lockhart v. McCree (1986) Ch. 15 Selecting an Unbiased Jury Turner v. Murray (1986) Ch. 16 Victim Impact Evidence Payne v. Tennessee (1991) Ch. 17 Jury Instructions On Parole-Ineligibility Simmons v. South Carolina (1994) Ch. 18 The Right to Effective Counsel Burger v. Kemp (1987) Ch. 19 Capital Sentencing by Judges Spaziano v. Florida (1984) Ch. 20 Proportional Sentencing Review Pulley v. Harris (1984) Ch. 21 Death Sentences and Double Jeopardy Arizona v. Rumsey (1984) Ch. 22 Juveniles May Be Executed Stanford v. Kentucky (1989) Ch. 23 Insane Convicts May Not Be Executed Ford v. Wainwright (1986) Ch. 24 The Mentally Retarded May Not Be Executed Atkins v. Virginia (2002) Ch. 25 Race Discrimination and Capital Punishment McCleskey v. Kemp (1987) Ch. 26 "Innocence" And Federal Habeas Corpus Herrera v. Collins (1993) Appendix A: Facts and Figures on Murder and the Death Penalty Appendix B: Selected Death Penalty Statutes