Each of the Capital Punishment in Context case narratives highlight several broader issues that can be explored further. By clicking on a topic heading, you will be able to investigate these issues more fully. In addition to connecting the issue with the facts in the cases, these links provide access to materials prepared by leading researchers and scholars.

Issues in the Gary Graham Case

Race and the Death Penalty Representation in Capital Cases Innocence and the Death Penalty Legal Remedies Available to Death Sentenced Individuals Public Opinion and the Death Penalty Juveniles and the Death Penalty

Issues in the Juan Garza Case

The Expansion of the Federal Death Penalty Racial and Geographical Disparities in the Federal Death Penalty International Law and Opinion Prosecutorial Discretion Jury Instructions: What Jurors Understand

Issues in the Aileen Wuornos Case

Representation in Capital Cases Mitigation in Capital Cases Mental Health and the Death Penalty Media Influence in Capital Cases Jury Instructions: What Jurors Understand

Issues in the Anthony Porter Case

Representation in Capital Cases Mental Health and the Death Penalty Innocence and the Death Penalty Post-Conviction in Capital Cases