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  3. Amendment VIII. Excessive Bail and Fines, and Cruel and Unusual Punishment
  4. Cruel and Unusual
  5. Death Penalty
  6. Death Penalty: Doctrine and Practice

Death Penalty: Doctrine and Practice

  • U.S. Constitution Annotated
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    Death Penalty: Doctrine and Practice
    • Death Penalty: Early Doctrine
    • Furman and the Moratorium on the Death Penalty
    • Gregg v. Georgia and Limits on the Death Penalty
      • Gregg v. Georgia and Limits on the Death Penalty: Overview
      • Role of Jury and Consideration of Evidence
      • Limitations on Imposition of the Death Penalty
        • Limitations on Imposition of the Death Penalty: Cognitively Disabled
        • Limitations on Imposition of the Death Penalty: Minors
        • Limitations on Imposition of the Death Penalty: Non-Homicide Offenses
        • Limitations on Imposition of the Death Penalty: Methods of Executions

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