Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,Race
,Mar 10, 2023
LAW REVIEWS— Getting to Death: Examining the Role of Race in the Steps Leading to a Death Sentence
In an article in the Cornell Law Review, Professors Jeffrey Fagan, Garth Davies, and Raymond Paternoster show how arbitrariness and race operate at each stage of a capital case, from charging death-eligible cases to plea negotiations to t…