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Processing and Outcome of Death Penalty Appeals After Furman v. Georgia, 1973-1995: [United States]

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Principal Investigator(s): Fagan, Jeffrey; Liebman, James

Summary: This data collection effort was undertaken to analyze the outcomes of capital appeals in the United States between 1973 and 1995 and as a means of assessing the reliability of death penalty verdicts (also referred to herein as "capital judgments" or "death penalty judgments") imposed under modern death-sentencing procedures. Those procedures have been adopted since the decision in Furman v. Georgia in 1972. The United States Supreme Court's ruling in that case inv... (view details)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03468.v1

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