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The article discusses enforceability of Declaration of Life, a legal notarized document which request that in the event of the signer's own homicide, prosecutors do not seek, and juries do not inflict, the death penalty on their killer. It reflects on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Payne v. Tennessee holding that testimony on the form of a victim impact statement is admissible during the sentencing phase of a trial and death penalty cases.

The article discusses the right related to cross-examination of individuals presenting victim impact statements in capital sentencing proceedings of Arizona. Topics discussed include Arizona's death penalty statute that denies defendants their Sixth Amendment rights, the U.S Supreme Court's treatment of victim impact testimony in cases such as Booth v. Maryland and Payne v. Tennesse and the general Confrontation Clause rights.

The article presents several Supreme Court cases in context to laws that give victims the right to be heard whilst capital sentencing proceedings in Arizona including Booth v. Maryland, Payne v. Tennessee and South Carolina v. Gathers. It discuses the case of Pervis Tyrone Payne, in which Payne was sentenced to death on the grounds of murder. After the Tennessee verdict was held, the United States Supreme Court granted judicial review to reconsider Booth and Gathers case.

The article examines the writings of author Thurgood Marshall as a practitioner, a jurist, and a scholar. It reviews his legal career, highlighting his upbringing and education, and reviews the appellate brief he filed in the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education II. It also explores his 1987 "Harvard Law Review" article, titled "Commentary: Reflections on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution" and his opinion as Supreme Court Justice in Payne v. Tennessee.

The article discusses the connections between music, crime, and criminal law in the U.S. In People versus Kelly case, defendant Douglas Oliver Kelly was sentenced of death for the first degree murder and rape of 19-year-old Sara Weir and robbery after Weir's mother presented a video footage about her life with the music of Irish singer Enya. It explores the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Payne versus Tennessee and its similarities with People versus Kelly. It also provide an overview of music's role in people's lives and its psychological effects.

The article focuses on victim impact evidence (VIE) in federal capital trials in the U.S. It mentions that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to allow the admission of VIE in the penalty phase of capital trials in the case Payne versus Tennessee. It says that VIE is a form or method of apprising the sentencing authority in federal capital trials.

Contends that narratives presented as `victim-impact statements' in homicide cases effectively disguise the authority of the legal system and the state power which it upholds. Overview of the narrative methodology; Discussion on Supreme Court's rulings on the constitutionality of victim impact statements; Background of the Supreme Court case `Payne v. Tennessee.'

Discusses the Supreme Court's decision in the case `Payne v. Tennessee.' Comparison with the decisions in other similar cases; `Booth v. Maryland'; `South Carolina v. Gathers'; Opinions on victim impact evidence.