Capital Punishment Handbook
Table of Contents

Capital Punishment Handbook: State Law Summaries
    Arizona
    California
    Idaho
    Montana
    Nevada
    Oregon
    Washington
Capital Punishment Handbook Chapter 1: Capital Punishment Handbook: Constitutionality And Other General Considerations
    1.1 Constitutionality And Guided Discretion
    1.2 Mandatory Death Sentences
    1.3 Death Penalty For Crimes Other Than Murder
    1.4 Requirement of Competency to Execute
    1.5 Prohibition of Execution of Minors
    1.6 Prohibition of Execution of the Mentally Retarded
    1.7 Requisite Mental State at Time of Offense for Imposition of Judgment of Death
    1.8 Method Of Execution
    1.9 Tenure On Death Row
    1.10 Proportionality Review
    1.11 Double Jeopardy Considerations
    1.12 Racial Discrimination In Capital Sentencing
    1.13 Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel
    1.14 Clemency Hearings
    1.15 Public Access To Executions
    1.16 Standard Of Review
    1.17 Ex Post Facto And Related Due Process Considerations
    1.18 Retroactivity Of New Law
    1.19 Frivolous And Nonfrivolous Appeals
Chapter 2: Capital Punishment Handbook: Pre-Trial And Preliminary Stage Issues
    2.1 Prosecutor’s Decision To Seek Death Sentence
    2.2 Right To Counsel And Right to Waive Counsel
    2.3 Pre-Trial Publicity And Venue
    2.4 Competency To Stand Trial
    2.5 Psychiatric And Other Expert Assistance
    2.6 Jury Selection Issues
    2.7 Grand Juries
Chapter 3: Capital Punishment Handbook: Guilt Phase Issues
    3.1 Standard Of Collateral Review For Constitutional Trial Errors
    3.2 Prosecutor’s Duty to Disclose Exculpatory Evidence; Knowing Presentation of False Evidence
    3.3 Prosecutor’s Inappropriate Statements
    3.4 Prosecutor’s Decision To Grant Witness Immunity
    3.5 Jury Instructions
    3.6 Juror Misconduct
Chapter 4: Capital Punishment Handbook: Sentencing Phase Issues
    4.1 General Due Process Concerns
    4.2 Fifth and Sixth Amendment Restrictions on Use of Psychiatric Examinations at Sentencing
    4.3 Victim Impact Testimony
    4.4 Prosecutorial Misconduct
    4.5 Jury Instructions
    4.6 Role Of The Jury And Judge
    4.7 Aggravating Circumstances
    4.8 Mitigating Circumstances
    4.9 Balancing Aggravating And Mitigating Circumstances
Chapter 5: Capital Punishment Handbook: Federal Death Penalty
    5.1 Federal Death Penalty Crimes
    5.2 Federal Capital Procedure
Chapter 6: Capital Punishment Handbook: Habeas Corpus Proceedings
    6.1 Habeas Corpus Generally
    6.2 Habeas Corpus Procedure
    6.3 Section 2254 Review: Habeas Corpus Review Of State Convictions
    6.4 Section 2255 Review: Habeas Corpus Review Of Federal Convictions