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ABA Division for Public Education

Spring 2004
The Future of Capital Punishment: Current Policies and New Debates

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Right to Counsel

“How Many Innocent Inmates are Executed?” by Ky Henderson. Human Rights (A publication of the ABA Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section), Volume 24, Number 4 (Fall 1997).
Describes poor legal representation in death penalty proceedings.

“Inept Defenses Cloud Verdict: Second of a Five-Part Series.” by Ken Armstrong and Steve Mills. Chicago Tribune, November 15, 1999.

“Lawyers Call for Changes in Death Penalty in Texas” by Jim Yardley. The New York Times on the Web, October 16, 2000.
Describes reports of poor representation and cursory appeals process.

“Neither Equal nor Just: The Rationing and Denial of Legal Services to the Poor when Life and Liberty are at Stake” by Stephen B. Bright. Annual Survey of American Law, Volume 1997 (1999).

“Representing a Child in Adult Criminal Court” by Malcolm C. Young. Criminal Justice Magazine (A publication of the ABA Criminal Justice Section), Vol. 15, Issue, 1 (Spring 2000).
The perspective of a criminal defense lawyer about the challenges of defending children in adult courts.

 

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