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VHS : American Justice: Death PenaltyBrowse or Search and Buy Online our Best Sellers Shopping Sales of VHS and American Justice: Death Penalty. starring: Colleen Dewhurst, Dana Elcar, Joe Morton, David Labiosa, Ted Ross directed by: Waris Hussein  Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9781565019102 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 1565019105 Label: A & E Home Video Manufacturer: A & E Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: A & E Home Video Release Date: February 03, 2000 Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: A & E Home Video Theatrical Release Date: January 22, 1980 Sales Rank: 73978 Editorial Review: Description: Over three hundred convicts have been executed since the Supreme Court re-instituted the death penalty in 1976, and its use is on the rise nationwide. Explore the arguments for and against capital punishment in this riveting program. Examine the difficult legal, political and religious issues involved through extensive interviews with experts on both sides of the debate. Get a unique insight into the personal side of capital punishment with an in-depth look at the case of Caryl Chessman, a rapist, kidnapper and jailhouse lawyer who appealed his sentence for twelve years. He was the last person put to death before capital punishment was declared unconstitutional in the 1960s. DEATH PENALTY presents a reasoned examination of the ultimate criminal sentence. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Misinformation in the Description of this itemI thought you might like to know that the Description of this item contains two pieces of misinformation that should be corrected, if it can be. First, capital punishment was not declared unconstitutional in the 1960s. It was temporarily declared unconstitutional in 1972 (Furman v. Georgia), but re-instated in 1976 (Gregg v. Georgia). In any case, the last person executed prior to this hiatus was not Caryl Chessman (executed in 1960) but Luis Monge who was executed in Colorado in 1967. If the item ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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