Murder at the Supreme Court

This is a fascinating and intelligent exploration of some of America's most noteworthy and important capital punishment cases. In 1969, America's Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment was unconstitutional. But the Court's resolve soon began to falter. Why? What were the consequences for the ru [...]
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This is a fascinating and intelligent exploration of some of America's most noteworthy and important capital punishment cases. In 1969, America's Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment was unconstitutional. But the Court's resolve soon began to falter. Why? What were the consequences for the rule of law and for the life at stake in the case? These are some of the fascinating questions answered in the intelligent and insightful volume that pulls back the curtain of secrecy that surrounds Supreme Court deliberations but also reveals the crucial links between landmark capital punishment cases and the lethal crimes at their root. The authors take readers to crime scenes, holding cells, jury rooms, autopsy suites, and execution chambers to provide true-life reporting on vicious criminals and the haphazard system that punishes them. The cases reported are truly "the cases that made the law." In-depth yet completely accessible, this book provides compelling human stories that illuminate the thorny legal issues behind America's most noteworthy capital punishment cases.