Mercy On Trial
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Mercy On Trial
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Author : Austin Sarat
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009-02-09
Mercy On Trial written by Austin Sarat and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-09 with Law categories.
On January 11, 2003, Illinois Governor George Ryan--a Republican on record as saying that "some crimes are so horrendous . . . that society has a right to demand the ultimate penalty"--commuted the capital sentences of all 167 prisoners on his state's death row. Critics demonized Ryan. For opponents of capital punishment, however, Ryan became an instant hero whose decision was seen as a signal moment in the "new abolitionist" politics to end killing by the state. In this compelling and timely work, Austin Sarat provides the first book-length work on executive clemency. He turns our focus from questions of guilt and innocence to the very meaning of mercy. Starting from Ryan's controversial decision, Mercy on Trial uses the lens of executive clemency in capital cases to discuss the fraught condition of mercy in American political life. Most pointedly, Sarat argues that mercy itself is on trial. Although it has always had a problematic position as a form of "lawful lawlessness," it has come under much more intense popular pressure and criticism in recent decades. This has yielded a radical decline in the use of the power of chief executives to stop executions. From the history of capital clemency in the twentieth century to surrounding legal controversies and philosophical debates about when (if ever) mercy should be extended, Sarat examines the issue comprehensively. In the end, he acknowledges the risks associated with mercy--but, he argues, those risks are worth taking.
Mercy On Trial
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Author : Wendell Will
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2002-01-10
Mercy On Trial written by Wendell Will and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-10 with Fiction categories.
The placid life of retired professor David Neal is turned upside down when Lu, his wife of fifty years, is felled by a stroke and lies in an irreversible coma. David is presented with the terrible dilemma that could happen to any of us. Should he order his beloved Lu’s respirator turned off, ending her hopeless life? After a tortured inner struggle, David overcomes his doubts. But the doctors are blocked by David and Lu’s determined daughter, a federal judge, who will not consent to the “murder” of her mother. In a dramatic bedside scene David defiantly ends Lu’s life himself. The ambitious prosecutor with an eye on the governorship charges David with murder. David is represented without fee by a wizened attorney whose own wife suffered from an incurable disease. The headline-grabbing trial explores the moral, legal and psychological issues of mercy killing. Readers will not be able to stop turning the pages as one unexpected development after another leads to a surprising ending. Wendell B. Will, an experienced trial attorney, shows us first hand the maneuvering within the judge’s chambers, the fast moving drama of the trial and the tumult of the jury deliberations.
Murder Of Mercy
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Author : Stanley M. Rosenblatt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Murder Of Mercy written by Stanley M. Rosenblatt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Law categories.
Famed trial attorney Rosenblatt relates the legal ordeal of his client Dr. Peter Rosier, who in 1986 assisted his cancer-ravaged wife's suicide, and was indicated for first degree murder, a capital offense in Florida. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Mercy S Trial
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Author : Sever Bronny
language : en
Publisher: Fury of a Rising Dragon
Release Date : 2019-12
Mercy S Trial written by Sever Bronny and has been published by Fury of a Rising Dragon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Grasping at a sliver of hope, a group of friends undertake a perilous quest last attempted thousands of years ago . . . a quest to summon dragons. A ruthless enemy has conquered Augum's kingdom. Sheltered beneath a protective dome, the Academy of Arcane Arts stands as the sole remaining stronghold. And Augum and his friends are about to abandon it. Little does he know escaping will be the easy part, for a harrowing adventure awaits. Along the way, he'll have to evade an enemy that always seems one step ahead-while dealing with an ally questioning his leadership. But his greatest challenge? Learning when to show mercy . . . and when to drive in the sword. * * * Sever Bronny is the Amazon bestselling author of the epic coming of age series The Arinthian Line. Burden's Edge paperback page count: 656 Genres: Young adult fantasy, sword and sorcery, coming of age, fantasy, action and adventure, epic fantasy, mystery. Explicit language: Mild Violence: Mild to medium .
Mercy
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Author : Jodi Picoult
language : en
Publisher: Pocket Books
Release Date : 2020-02-25
Mercy written by Jodi Picoult and has been published by Pocket Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-25 with Fiction categories.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author and “master…at targeting hot issues and writing highly readable page-turners about them” (The Washington Post) weaves an unforgettable and moving novel of a small town gripped by a shocking and controversial murder trial. Cameron McDonald, the police chief of his small New England town, is forced to make the toughest arrest of his life when his cousin Jamie confesses that he has killed his wife. He claims that since she was suffering from a terminal disease, he ended her life out of mercy. Now, a heated murder trial plunges the town into upheaval, and drives a wedge into a contented marriage: Cameron, aiding the prosecution in their case against Jamie, is suddenly at odds with his devoted wife, Allie, who believes Jamie so loved his wife, he granted her wish to end her life. And when an inexplicable attraction leads to a shocking betrayal, Allie faces the hardest questions of the heart: when does love cross the line of moral obligation? And what does it mean to truly love another? Praised for her “personal, detail-rich style” (Glamour), Jodi Picoult infuses this page-turning and evocative novel with heart, warmth, and startling candor.
Extraordinary Trial By A Sister Of Mercy
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Author : Susannah M. Saurin (plaintiff.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869
Extraordinary Trial By A Sister Of Mercy written by Susannah M. Saurin (plaintiff.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with Monastic and religious life categories.
The Trial Of Louis Riel Justice And Mercy Denied A Critical Legal And Political Analysis
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Author : George R. D. (George Richard Donald) Goulet
language : en
Publisher: Calgary : Tellwell
Release Date : 2005
The Trial Of Louis Riel Justice And Mercy Denied A Critical Legal And Political Analysis written by George R. D. (George Richard Donald) Goulet and has been published by Calgary : Tellwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Trials (Treason) categories.
The Justice Of Mercy
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Author : Linda Meyer
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2010-11-09
The Justice Of Mercy written by Linda Meyer and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-09 with Law categories.
Is there room for mercy in a system of justice?
The Scabbardless Sword
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Author : Harold A. Buetow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Scabbardless Sword written by Harold A. Buetow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Criminal justice, Administration of categories.
This book thoroughly investigates the basic principles of law and justice by comparing the trial of Jesus Christ to a modern hypothetical trial. Discussions of the adversary system, prison conditions, comparative legal systems, equality under the law,constitutional protections, preventive detention, sentencing and capital punishment are included.
And May God Have Mercy
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Author : Eugene B. Block
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
And May God Have Mercy written by Eugene B. Block and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Capital punishment categories.