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Sarat Austin

Mercy on trial : What it means to stop an execution - Princeton Princeton University Press 2005 - 325p xi

Table of contents

Acknowledgments xi Chapter 1: Mercy, Clemency, and Capital Punishment 1 The Illinois Story Chapter 2: Capital Clemency in the Twentieth Century 33 Putting Illinois in Context Chapter 3: The Jurisprudence of Clemency 69 What Place for Mercy? Chapter 4: Governing Clemency 94 From Redemption to Retribution Chapter 5: Clemency without Mercy 116 George Ryan's Dilemma Chapter 6: Conclusion 143 On Mercy and Its Risks Appendix A: George Ryan: 163 "I Must Act" Appendix B: Capital Clemency, 1900-2004 181 Commutations by State Appendix C: Chronology of Capital Clemency, 1900-2004 189 Commutations by Governor Notes 259 Index 317

ISBN: 9780691121406

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Pardon - Illinois 2. Capital Punishment - Clemency

Dewey Class. No.: 345.773000 / SAR