Death is Different: Investigating Legal Defense in Death Penalty Sentencing
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Document Type
Lecture
Series/Event
Lecture
Abstract
Detroit Free Press columnist Stephen Henderson spoke about his investigation of death penalty sentences. The Supreme Court has ruled that under the Sixth Amendment, even convicted murderers have a right to a vigorous defense when a jury is deciding whether or not to execute them. In a four-year investigation, Henderson--former Supreme Court correspondent for McClatchy News Service, now columnist and deputy editorial page editor for the Detroit Free Press--found that in some states defense lawyers regularly fail their clients, leading to unjust death sentences.
Publication Date
11-15-2007
Recommended Citation
Henderson, Stephen, "Death is Different: Investigating Legal Defense in Death Penalty Sentencing" (2007). Conferences and Lectures. 1128.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh_av_conferences/1128