TY - JOUR
T1 - The death penalty in the United States
T2 - A crisis of conscience
AU - Wiener, Richard L.
AU - Haney, Craig
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - The articles in this issue discuss many appellate court decisions that turned on due process problems in the guilt and penalty phases of capital murder trials and the troubling role of race in capital prosecutions. Governor Ryan of Illinois cited many of these issues when he declared a moratorium on the death penalty and appointed a blue-ribbon panel to study the prosecution of capital murder in 2000. Governor Ryan commuted the sentences of all Illinois death row inmates in January 2003. in part, because the legislature was unable to address these issues that again appeared in the panel's report. These issues raise serious questions about the reliability of the capital murder system and recommend a continued public debate about its fairness.
AB - The articles in this issue discuss many appellate court decisions that turned on due process problems in the guilt and penalty phases of capital murder trials and the troubling role of race in capital prosecutions. Governor Ryan of Illinois cited many of these issues when he declared a moratorium on the death penalty and appointed a blue-ribbon panel to study the prosecution of capital murder in 2000. Governor Ryan commuted the sentences of all Illinois death row inmates in January 2003. in part, because the legislature was unable to address these issues that again appeared in the panel's report. These issues raise serious questions about the reliability of the capital murder system and recommend a continued public debate about its fairness.
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U2 - 10.1037/1076-8971.10.4.618
DO - 10.1037/1076-8971.10.4.618
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:9944240203
SN - 1076-8971
VL - 10
SP - 618
EP - 621
JO - Psychology, Public Policy, and Law
JF - Psychology, Public Policy, and Law
IS - 4
ER -