Assessing juror understanding of capital-sentencing instructions

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 412-433

  Frank, James ^a   Applegate, Brandon K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 22044455660     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128798044003005     Document Type: Article

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