"Fate worse than death" - An essay on whether long times on death row are cruel times
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Authors
Shugrue, Richard E.
Issue Date
1995 , 1995
Volume
29
Issue
1
Type
Journal Article
Article
Article
Language
eng_US
Keywords
Constitutional law , Criminal law & procedure , Nebraska
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Abstract
This essay's focus is whether extended incarceration on death row is, itself, so cruel and unusual as to implicate Eighth Amendment values and constitute a ground for relief. To answer this question, we must explore, first, the meaning of the cruel and unusual punishments clause, and, second, determine whether the prohibition against such punishments extends to the condition of lingering on death row in circumstances in which the state imposes no other hardship on the prisoner.
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Citation
Richard E. Shugrue, "A Fate Worse Than Death" - An Essay on Whether Long Times on Death Row Are Cruel Times, 29 Creighton L. Rev. 1 (1995).