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Victim Impact Evidence in Federal Capital Trials.
- Source :
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Federal Sentencing Reporter . Oct2006, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p5-12. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- *EVIDENCE
*CRIME victims
PAYNE v. Tennessee (Supreme Court case)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10539867
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Federal Sentencing Reporter
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23475495
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1525/fsr.2006.19.1.05