Tinkering with the Machinery of Death: Lessons from a Failure of Judicial Activism.
Article by Kent S. Scheidegger, Ohio State Journal of Crminal Law,
Volume 17 (2019).
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Case summaries of California capital murderers
with exhausted appeals.
List of "Scotus cleared" California capital murder cases
(Nov. 2016).
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VIDEO: Mock trial.
Mock trial in which the defendant is the U.S. death penalty, accused
of "perverting the course of justice." The event was organized by an English organization
called Amicus, described on its website as “is a charitable organisation which provides
assistance to those practising in the field of capital defence in the USA.” The event was,
in part, a fundraiser for the organization.
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VIDEO: Blecker on Deterrence—Excerpt of video
from mock trial event above.
Professor Robert Blecker testifies on what murderers in prison have told him about the deterrent effect of the death penalty.
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Rebutting the Myths About Race and the Death
Penalty.
Article by Kent S. Scheidegger, Ohio State Journal of Crminal Law,
Volume 10, Number 1 (Fall 2012).
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Mend it, Don't End It, A Report to the Connecticut General Assembly on Capital Punishment.
April 2011, by Kent S. Scheidegger.
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The Death Penalty and Plea Bargaining to Death Sentences.
Working Paper, Feb. 2009, by Kent S. Scheidegger.
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The Death Penalty in California.
The Journal of the Institute for the Advancement of Criminal Justice, Issue No. 2 (Summer 2008), including among other articles, Death Penalty Review in California: Enlightening Comparisons to Other States, by Kent S. Scheidegger.
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Exoneration Inflation.
By Ward Campbell, from the IACJ Journal issue above, debunking the notorious "innocence list."
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Statement of Kent Scheidegger
to the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice (March 28, 2008). Attached as an appendix to this statement is the Testimony of Dr. Paul Rubin to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee (Feburary 1, 2006).
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Statement of Kent Scheidegger
before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
(March 30, 2006).
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Statement of Kent Scheidegger
before the New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission (October 24, 2006).
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Habeas corpus statutes amended.
On March 9, President Bush signed the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005. This statute also amends the federal habeas corpus law. For convenient reference, we have prepared a document showing the changes.
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Judge Alito and the Death Penalty: A Closer Look.
By Kent S. Scheidegger (January 2006).
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Should States Adopt Moratoriums on Executions? No.
By Kent S. Scheidegger. CQ Researcher, Volume 15, Number 33,
page 801 (Sept. 23, 2005).
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Letter to Texas Governor Rick Perry
on Juveniles on Texas Death Row (March 2005).
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'God Love Him'?,
by N.Y. Law School Professor Robert Blecker (February 2005).
Comment on the Michael Ross case in Connecticut.
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Prosecutors' Perspective on California's Death
Penalty (March 2003).
California District Attorneys Association, produced in collaboration
with CJLF.
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Attack on Texas' lethal injections is bogus.
Lethal injection does not cause a cruel and painful death.
By anesthesiologist and Texas State Senator Kyle Janek, originally
published in the Houston Chronicle.
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Kevin Cooper Case. San Bernardino
District Attorney Brief in Response to Clemency Petition.
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California Has Wasted Enough Time on Kevin Cooper.
By Michael Rushford and Susan Blake Review of the condemning evidence
against Kevin Cooper and rebuttal of defense claims.
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Smoke and Mirrors on Race and the Death Penalty.
By Kent S. Scheidegger Originally published in Engage, The Journal of
the Federalist Society Practice Groups, Volume 4, Issue 2, October 2003.
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Senator Kyl Speech.
Introduction of the "Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Act of
2003."
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S. 486 Minority Report.
Senate Bill 486, the badly misnamed "Innocence Protection Act," was
voted out of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on July 18, 2002. The reasons why this bill
would do much more harm than good are described in a thorough report by the committee
minority.
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Maryland Study, When Properly Analyzed, Supports
Death Penalty.
By Kent S. Scheidegger (Jan. 2003).
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Critique of Death Penalty Information Center's
'Innocence List'.
By Ward A. Campbell.
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