Murders of passion, execution delays, and the deterrence of capital punishment

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 283-321

  Shepherd, Joanna M ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

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EID: 6344294110     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/421571     Document Type: Review

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