Capital Punishment
- Semester: Spring 2021
- Course ID: 378R
- Credit Hours: 3
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Unique: 29145
Course Information
- Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Registration Information
- 1L and upperclass elective
- Reversed priority
Meeting Times
| Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| MON | 4:15 - 7:05 pm | ONLINE |
Evaluation Method
| Type | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final exam (administered by Exam4) | May 12, 2021 |
Description
This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom.
This course will examine some general jurisprudential and moral issues related to the American system of capital punishment. The course will focus primarily on the development of the law governing capital punishment in the United States since 1970. Some of the main themes include: the legal structure of the Supreme Court's post-1970 death penalty jurisprudence, the scope of available appellate and post-conviction review in capital cases (particularly federal habeas review), the ubiquitous problems surrounding the representation afforded indigent capital defendants, proportionality limits on the imposition of the death penalty for various offenders (e.g., juveniles and persons with mental retardation), the role of racial discrimination in the administration of the death penalty, and the likely trajectory of the American death penalty. The course will be graded on a letter-grade basis for all students. This course will satisfy the constitutional law II requirement.
Textbooks ( * denotes required )
ISBN: 978-1-59941-343-3
Steiker, Jordan M.