A house of secrets
The road to the death house
The death penalty lives again
Good guy/bad guy? same guy? : proportionality and the death penalty
Black on white : race and the death penalty
Mental incapacity and "evolving standards of decency"
Juvenile killers : should they die?
Medicate to execute?
Getting even : retribution and the death penalty
Non-triggermen : just as guilty?
The victims left behind : do their opinions count?
The mechanics of death
"Actual innocence"
Ineffective assistance of counsel : worst crimes?
or just worst lawyers?
Closing arguments
Appendix A. The Georgia death-penalty statute
Appendix B. Bronstein victim impact statement.