Wrongful Death Sentences : : Rethinking Justice in Capital Cases / / Cathleen Burnett.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Burnett, Cathleen,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables --; Preface --; 1 The Construction of Innocence: Introduction of a New Framework --; 2 Actual Innocence --; 3 False Confessions and False Guilty Pleas --; 4 The Accomplice --; 5 Self-Defense --; 6 State of Mind --; 7 The Spectrum of Innocence: Focusing on Behavior --; References --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781588269201; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781588269201
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Cathleen Burnett.

What acts truly deserve the death penalty? And how equitably do we apply this ultimate punishment? Cathleen Burnett explores wrongful capital sentencing to offer a sober yet searing critique of the criminal justice procedures and legal criteria involved. Highlighting problems such as the elicitation of false confessions, prosecutors who choose to ignore mitigating factors, and Supreme Court decisions that limit appeals, Burnett shows why those accused of capital crimes frequently fail to receive a fair hearing. Her rigorous and measured analysis underscores the crucial importance of the presumption of innocence in our society’s pursuit of justice.