Habeas Corpus : : Rethinking the Great Writ of Liberty / / Eric M. Freedman.
Habeas Corpus is the process by which state prisoners-particularly those on death row-appeal to federal courts to have their convictions overturned. Its proper role in our criminal justice system has always been hotly contested, especially in the wake of 1996 legislation curtailing the ability of pr...
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| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I
- 1 Introduction to Part I
- 2 The Origins of the Suspension Clause
- 3 The Opinion in Ex Parte Bollman
- 4 Bollman’s Errors—I
- 5 Bollman’s Errors—II
- 6 Some Suggestive Court Decisions
- 7 Conclusion to Part I
- Part II
- 8 Introduction to Part II
- 9 The Legal Proceedings in Frank: The First Round
- 10 The Legal Proceedings in Frank: Federal Habeas Corpus
- 11 From Frank to Moore
- 12 The Legal Proceedings in Moore : The State Criminal Proceedings
- 13 The Legal Proceedings in Moore : The State Collateral Proceedings
- 14 The Legal Proceedings in Moore : The Federal Habeas Corpus Proceedings
- 15 Frank v. Moore: The Legal and Historical Explanations
- Part III
- 16 Introduction to Part III
- 17 Backdrop to the Construction of a Piltdown Man
- 18 The Drafting of Brown: The Core
- 19 The Drafting of Brown: The Periphery
- 20 The Brown Opinions
- 21 The Pre-Bator Context of Brown
- 22 Understanding Brown
- Part IV
- 23 Epilogue: Habeas Corpus as a Protector of Individual Liberty in a Federal System
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author