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| Case Name | Citation(s) | Court | Jurisdiction | Date † | Full Text | Citation Index | |
| Punjab v Dalbir Singh | [2012] INSC 84 | Supreme Court of India | India | 1 Feb 2012 | LIIofIndia |
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| Kennedy v Louisiana | [2008] USSC 34 | United States Supreme Court | United States | 25 Jun 2008 | WorldLII |
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| Nelson v Quarterman | 472 F3d 287 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 11 Dec 2006 | WorldLII |
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| Bigby v Dretke | 402 F3d 551 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 8 Mar 2005 | WorldLII |
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| Bigby v Cockrell | 340 F3d 259 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 28 Jul 2003 | WorldLII |
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| Banks v Horn Pa J | 316 F3d 228 | United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit | United States | 14 Jan 2003 | WorldLII |
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5 |
| Woods v Cockrell | 307 F3d 353 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 24 Sep 2002 | WorldLII |
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8 |
| Ring v Arizona |
536 US 584; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 24 Jun 2002 | WorldLII |
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| Willingham v Mullin | 296 F3d 917 | United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit | United States | 17 Jun 2002 | WorldLII |
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| Romine v Head | 253 F3d 1349 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 15 Jun 2001 | WorldLII |
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| Penry v Johnson |
532 US 782; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 4 Jun 2001 | WorldLII |
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| James v Cain | 56 F3d 662 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 20 Jun 1995 | WorldLII |
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8 |
| S v Makwanyane |
[1995] ZACC 3; |
Constitutional Court of South Africa | South Africa | 6 Jun 1995 | SAFLII |
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| Brecheen v Reynolds | 41 F3d 1343 | United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit | United States | 14 Oct 1994 | WorldLII |
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| United States v Cheely | 36 F3d 1439 | United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | United States | 3 Oct 1994 | WorldLII |
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15 ![]() |
| Johnson v Texas |
509 US 350; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 9 Aug 1993 | WorldLII |
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87 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Graham v Collins |
506 US 461; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 25 Jan 1993 | WorldLII |
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133 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Sawyer v Whitley |
505 US 333; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 22 Jun 1992 | WorldLII |
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357 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Geschwendt v M Ryan | 967 F2d 877 | United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit | United States | 18 Jun 1992 | WorldLII |
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| Graham v Collins | 950 F2d 1009 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 3 Jan 1992 | WorldLII |
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| Payne v Tennessee |
501 US 808; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 13 Sep 1991 | WorldLII |
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197 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Schad v Arizona |
501 US 624; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 13 Sep 1991 | WorldLII |
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134 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Johnson v Singletary | 938 F2d 1166 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 4 Sep 1991 | WorldLII |
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25 ![]() ![]() |
| Zettlemoyer v Fulcomer | 923 F2d 284 | United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit | United States | 20 Mar 1991 | WorldLII |
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33 ![]() ![]() |
| Lesko v Lehman | 925 F2d 1527 | United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit | United States | 11 Mar 1991 | WorldLII |
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| McDougall v Dixon | 921 F2d 518 | United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit | United States | 19 Dec 1990 | WorldLII |
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| Wiggerfall v Jones | 918 F2d 1544 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 14 Dec 1990 | WorldLII |
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| Walton v Arizona |
497 US 639; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 30 Aug 1990 | WorldLII |
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| Johnson v L Dugger | 911 F2d 440 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 21 Aug 1990 | WorldLII |
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| Silagy v Peters |
905 F2d 986; |
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit | United States | 10 Jul 1990 | WorldLII |
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| Saffle v Parks |
494 US 484; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 30 Apr 1990 | WorldLII |
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174 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Blystone v Pennsylvania |
494 US 299; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 28 Feb 1990 | WorldLII |
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61 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Williams v Armontrout |
891 F2d 656; |
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit | United States | 6 Feb 1990 | WorldLII |
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3 |
| Penry v Lynaugh |
492 US 302; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 26 Jun 1989 | WorldLII |
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| Burge v H Butler | 867 F2d 247 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 10 Mar 1989 | WorldLII |
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3 |
| Mercer v Armontrout | 864 F2d 1429 | United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit | United States | 30 Dec 1988 | WorldLII |
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| Parks v Brown |
860 F2d 1545; |
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit | United States | 28 Oct 1988 | WorldLII |
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22 ![]() ![]() |
| Thompson v Oklahoma |
487 US 815; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 29 Jun 1988 | WorldLII |
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58 ![]() ![]() |
| Julius v Johnson | 840 F2d 1533 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 9 Mar 1988 | WorldLII |
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16 ![]() |
| Coleman v Risley | 839 F2d 434 | United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | United States | 19 Jan 1988 | WorldLII |
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8 |
| Penry v Lynaugh |
832 F2d 915; |
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 23 Dec 1987 | WorldLII |
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28 ![]() ![]() |
| Campbell v Kincheloe | 829 F2d 1453 | United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | United States | 6 Oct 1987 | WorldLII |
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62 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Sumner v Shuman |
483 US 66; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 22 Jun 1987 | WorldLII |
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45 ![]() ![]() |
| McCleskey v Kemp |
481 US 279; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 8 Jun 1987 | WorldLII |
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266 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Adams v Dugger | 816 F2d 1493 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 23 Apr 1987 | WorldLII |
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| California v Brown |
479 US 538; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 27 Jan 1987 | WorldLII |
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118 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Wiley v Mississippi |
479 US 906; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 14 Oct 1986 | WorldLII |
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| Shuman v L Wolff |
791 F2d 788; |
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | United States | 12 Jun 1986 | WorldLII |
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2 |
| Skipper v South Carolina |
476 US 1; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 29 Apr 1986 | WorldLII |
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| Kirkpatrick v Blackburn | 777 F2d 272 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 16 Jan 1986 | WorldLII |
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29 ![]() ![]() |
| Adams v Wainwright | 764 F2d 1356 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 17 Jun 1985 | WorldLII |
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40 ![]() ![]() |
| Baldwin v Alabama |
472 US 372; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 17 Jun 1985 | WorldLII |
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| Adamson v G Ricketts |
758 F2d 441; |
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | United States | 18 Apr 1985 | WorldLII |
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| McCleskey v Kemp | 753 F2d 877 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 29 Jan 1985 | WorldLII |
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| Muniz Ramirez v Puerto Rico Fire Services |
757 F2d 1357; |
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 8 Jan 1985 | WorldLII |
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| Briley v Bass | 750 F2d 1238 | United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit | United States | 28 Dec 1984 | WorldLII |
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| Ollman v Evans |
750 F2d 970; |
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit | United States - District of Columbia | 6 Dec 1984 | WorldLII |
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| Milton v Procunier | 744 F2d 1091 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 14 Nov 1984 | WorldLII |
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| Clark v Maggio J |
737 F2d 471; |
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 30 Jul 1984 | WorldLII |
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| Spaziano v Florida |
468 US 447; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 2 Jul 1984 | WorldLII |
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| Raulerson v Wainwright | 732 F2d 803 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 1 May 1984 | WorldLII |
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| United States v Harper | 729 F2d 1216 | United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | United States | 24 Apr 1984 | WorldLII |
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| Ritter v Smith | 726 F2d 1505 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 9 Apr 1984 | WorldLII |
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| Moore v Balkcom | 716 F2d 1511 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 30 Sep 1983 | WorldLII |
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| O'Bryan v Estelle | 714 F2d 365 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 30 Aug 1983 | WorldLII |
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| California v Ramos |
463 US 992; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 6 Jul 1983 | WorldLII |
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130 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Sanders/miller v Logan |
710 F2d 645; |
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit | United States | 13 Jun 1983 | WorldLII |
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| Bell v Watkins | 692 F2d 999 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 28 Feb 1983 | WorldLII |
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| Brown v Schweiker | [1983] USCA11 14 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 7 Jan 1983 | WorldLII |
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| Harris v Pulley | 692 F2d 1189 | United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | United States | 15 Nov 1982 | WorldLII |
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| Jordan v Watkins | 681 F2d 1067 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 6 Aug 1982 | WorldLII |
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29 ![]() ![]() |
| Enmund v Florida |
458 US 782; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 2 Jul 1982 | WorldLII |
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235 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Hopper v Evans |
456 US 605; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 24 May 1982 | WorldLII |
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| Ford v Strickland | 676 F2d 434 | United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | United States | 28 Apr 1982 | WorldLII |
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| Eddings v Oklahoma |
455 US 104; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 19 Jan 1982 | WorldLII |
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| Terrebonne v Blackburn | 646 F2d 997 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 1 Jun 1981 | WorldLII |
|
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| Tyler v Phelps | 643 F2d 1095 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 27 Apr 1981 | WorldLII |
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| Tyler v Phelps | 622 F2d 172 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 24 Jul 1980 | WorldLII |
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| Adams v Texas |
448 US 38; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 25 Jun 1980 | WorldLII |
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| Beck v Alabama |
447 US 625; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 20 Jun 1980 | WorldLII |
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| Calloway v Blackburn | 612 F2d 201 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 21 Feb 1980 | WorldLII |
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| Smith v Estelle | 602 F2d 694 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 13 Sep 1979 | WorldLII |
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| Wainwright v A Spenkelink a-1020 |
441 US 957; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 24 May 1979 | WorldLII |
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| Rajendra Prasad v Uttar Pradesh |
[1979] INSC 33; |
Supreme Court of India | India | 9 Feb 1979 | LIIofIndia |
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| People of Territory of Guam v A Sablan | 584 F2d 340 | United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | United States | 18 Oct 1978 | WorldLII |
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| Chenault v Stynchcombe | 581 F2d 444 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 3 Oct 1978 | WorldLII |
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15 ![]() |
| Spinkellink v Wainwright | 578 F2d 582 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 21 Aug 1978 | WorldLII |
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91 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Lockett v Ohio |
438 US 586; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 3 Jul 1978 | WorldLII |
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645 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Illinois Brick Co v Illinois |
431 US 720; |
United States Supreme Court | United States - Maine | 3 Oct 1977 | WorldLII |
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213 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Coker v Georgia |
433 US 584; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 29 Jun 1977 | WorldLII |
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153 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Roberts (Harry) v Louisiana |
431 US 633; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 6 Jun 1977 | WorldLII |
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45 ![]() ![]() |
| Gardner v Florida |
430 US 349; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 22 Mar 1977 | WorldLII |
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| Chenault v N Stynchcombe | 546 F2d 1191 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 10 Mar 1977 | WorldLII |
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| Gillihan v Rodriguez | 551 F2d 1182 | United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit | United States | 28 Feb 1977 | WorldLII |
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| United States v Kaiser | 545 F2d 467 | United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | United States | 14 Jan 1977 | WorldLII |
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19 ![]() |
| Mattis v Schnarr | 547 F2d 1007 | United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit | United States | 1 Dec 1976 | WorldLII |
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| Journal Article Title | Citation(s) | Author | Jurisdiction | Date † | Full Text | Citation Index | |
| "Court of Life and Death: The Two Tracks of Constitutional Sentencing Law and the Case for Uniformity, The" | (2009) 107 Michigan Law Review 1145 | Barkow, Rachel E | United States | 1 Jan 2009 | WorldLII |
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| "Casual Inference in Civil Rights Litigation" | (2008) 122 Harvard Law Review 533 | Greiner, D James | United States | 1 Jan 2008 | WorldLII |
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| "Capital Punishment in the United States and Beyond" | (2007) 31 Melbourne University Law Review 837 | Marcus, Paul | Australia | circa 2007 | AustLII |
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| Constitution | |
| Eighth Amendment |
| Case Name | Citation(s) | Court | Jurisdiction | Date † | Full Text | Citation Index | |
| Gregg v Georgia |
428 US 153; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 22 Jul 1976 | WorldLII |
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| Woodson v North Carolina |
428 US 280; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 2 Jul 1976 | WorldLII |
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372 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Jurek v Texas |
428 US 262; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 2 Jul 1976 | WorldLII |
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269 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| "The Economic Approach to Law" |
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Texas Law Review | United States | circa 1975 | HeinOnline / LexisNexis |
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| Chaffin v Stynchcombe |
412 US 17; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 21 May 1973 | WorldLII |
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125 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Furman v Georgia |
408 US 238; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 29 Jun 1972 | WorldLII |
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614 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Santobello v New York |
404 US 257; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 20 Dec 1971 | WorldLII |
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915 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| McGautha v California |
402 US 183; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 3 May 1971 | WorldLII |
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240 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| North Carolina v Alford |
400 US 25; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 23 Nov 1970 | WorldLII |
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628 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Maxwell v Bishop |
398 US 262; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 1 Jun 1970 | WorldLII |
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| Brady v United States |
397 US 742; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 4 May 1970 | WorldLII |
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957 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Parker v North Carolina |
397 US 790; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 4 May 1970 | WorldLII |
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188 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Witherspoon v Illinois |
391 US 510; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 14 Oct 1968 | WorldLII |
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396 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Spencer v Texas |
385 US 554; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 13 Mar 1967 | WorldLII |
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315 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Robinson v California |
370 US 660; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 25 Jun 1962 | WorldLII |
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353 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Trop v Dulles |
356 US 86; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 31 Mar 1958 | WorldLII |
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395 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Williams v New York |
337 US 241; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 27 Jun 1949 | WorldLII |
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622 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Louisiana ex rel Francis v Resweber |
329 US 459; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 10 Feb 1947 | WorldLII |
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125 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Pennsylvania ex rel Sullivan v Ashe |
302 US 51; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 8 Nov 1937 | WorldLII |
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| Weems v United States |
217 US 349; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 2 May 1910 | WorldLII |
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250 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| In re Kemmler |
136 US 436; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 19 May 1890 | WorldLII |
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| Wilkerson v Utah |
99 US 130; |
United States Supreme Court | United States | 1 Oct 1878 | WorldLII |
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| 336-337 La 319 |
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| Davis v State |
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| People v Anderson |
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United States |
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| Democratic Nat'l Committee v FCC |
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United States Supreme Court | United States | Westlaw |
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| Eighth and the Fourteenth Amendments |
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United States Supreme Court | United States | Westlaw |
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| 419 US 963 |
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United States Supreme Court | United States | Westlaw |
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| 406 US 958 |
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United States Supreme Court | United States | Westlaw |
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| Commonwealth v O'Neal, Mass |
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| Commonwealth v O'Neal, Supra, and People ex rel Rice v Cunningham |
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United States - Illinois |
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| State v Brumfield |
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United States |
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| Law State v Roberts |
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| State v Evans |
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United States |
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| State v Selman |
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United States |
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| State v Hill |
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United States |
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| State v Douglas |
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United States |
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| State v Sinclair |
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United States |
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| State v Marks |
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United States |
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| State v Strong |
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United States |
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| State v McAllister |
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United States |
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| State v Square |
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United States |
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| State v Williams |
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United States |
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| State v Poland |
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| State v Singleton |
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| State v Douglas |
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United States |
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| State v Cooley |
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| 195 Se2d 297 |
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| Note, Discretion and the Constitutionality of the New Death Penalty Statutes |
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Harvard Law Review | United States | HeinOnline / LexisNexis |
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| 85 Yale Law Journal 164 |
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Yale Law Journal | United States | HeinOnline / Westlaw |
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| 65 Se 995 |
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| "The Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: A Question of Life and Death" |
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American Economic Review | United States |
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| Murder and the Principles of Punishment: England and the United States | 52 Northwestern University Law Review 433 | Northwestern University Law Review | United States | HeinOnline / LexisNexis |
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| 28 Stanford Law Review 61 |
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Stanford Law Review | United States | HeinOnline / LexisNexis |
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| Vidmar & Ellsworth, Public Opinion and the Death Penalty |
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Stanford Law Review | United States | HeinOnline / LexisNexis |
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