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Innocence and the Crisis in the American Death Penalty
Publication year:
2004
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: The impact of innocence and exoneration upon the use of the death penalty is examined. Sections comprising this report are: executive summary; introduction; dramatic developments since the 1997 Innocence Report -- death sentencing and public opinion key events; new cases illustrating the on-going crisis; innocence exposes broader problems; innocence list and responses -- constitutional questions and is DNA the solution?; what can be done?; conclusion; case descriptions; prominent cases not included on list; list of exonerees by year, with other pertinent information; and exonerees by state. "The evidence in this report presents a compelling case for many Americans that the risks associated with capital punishment exceed acceptable bounds" (p. 2).