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[2014], ABC-CLIO Call No: 364.66 MEL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When is the death penalty considered "cruel and unusual punishment" or "constitutionally permissible"? This book exposes readers directly to landmark opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court that strive to answer difficult questions regarding capital punishment"--
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-- Furman versus GeorgiaBy Herda, D. J1994., Enslow Publishers Call No: 347.73 HER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Landmark Supreme Court casesSummary Note: Examines the ideas and arguments behind the landmark Supreme Court case involving the death penalty in Georgia in 1972.
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2000., Houghton Mifflin Company Call No: 364.153 HIR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A detailed, inspiring account of Carter's 22-year effort to exonerate himself and regain his freedom.
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c2000., Houghton Mifflin Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles Rubin Carter's twenty-year imprisonment, discussing why he was accused of three murders he did not commit, how racial issues affected the outcome of his trial, how he earned the support of celebrities, and why a group of Canadians decided to help him prove his innocence.