North Carolina Capital Case Law Handbook

A research reference for North Carolina judges and lawyers who handle capital cases, this 300-page book is designed to help them understand statutes and case law affecting the trial and sentencing of defendants charged with first-degree murder when the state seeks the death penalty. Although its primary focus is the sentencing process, it also discusses selected pretrial and trial issues that commonly arise in first-degree capital murder trials.

The third edition updates and builds on previous editions and includes:
-Summaries of appellate cases rendered through the end of 2012
-Relevant statutory law that has also been updated
-More analysis and discussion than previous versions
-New chapter on the Racial Justice Act
-Index of cases cited and a subject index

Free PDF downloads of the table of contents and preface are available (https: //www.sog.unc.edu/publications/books/north-carolina-capital-case-law-handbook-third-edition-2013).

Author: Jeffrey B. Welty

Publisher: Unc School of Government

Publication Date: May 15, 2013

Number of Pages: 306 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1560117311

ISBN-13: 9781560117315