List of United States Supreme Court decisions on capital punishment
- List of United States Supreme Court decisions on capital punishment
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued numerous rulings on the use of capital punishment (the death penalty). While some rulings applied very narrowly, perhaps to only one individual, other cases have had great influence over wide areas of procedure, eligible crimes, acceptable evidence and method of execution.
References
* [http://law.jrank.org/pages/591/Capital-Punishment-Legal-Aspects-Early-constitutional-intervention.html Capital Punishment: Legal Aspects - Early Constitutional Intervention]
* [http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/death/history.html#supremecourt History of the Death Penalty] , University of Anchorage Justice Center
ee also
*Capital punishment in the United States
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