Judicial override in Alabama: a singular example in death sentencing

Judicial override in Alabama: a singular example in death sentencing

Judge Override from the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama is alone among the 34 states that have the death penalty in allowing judges, largely through their sole discretion, to override jury verdicts of life imprisonment and impose a sentence of death.

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Veröffentlicht in:Judicature 2011-07, Vol.95 (1), p.49
1. Verfasser: Ream, Michael
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Capital punishment
Criminal sentences
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Zusammenfassung:Judge Override from the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama is alone among the 34 states that have the death penalty in allowing judges, largely through their sole discretion, to override jury verdicts of life imprisonment and impose a sentence of death.
ISSN:0022-5800