American Justice: Death Penalty
by Waris Hussein
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Actor: Colleen Dewhurst, Dana Elcar, David Labiosa, Joe Morton, Ted RossDirector: Waris Hussein
Cinematographer: Tony Imi
Editor: Craig McKay
Producer: Herbert Brodkin
Producer: Robert Berger
Producer: Stephen A. Rotter
Producer: Thomas De Wolfe
Writer: Edward Adler
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 100 minutes
Release Date: 2000-02-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: A & E Home Video
Studio: A & E Home Video
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Movie Review: Misinformation in the Description of this item
Summary: 1 Stars
I thought you might like to know that the Description of this item contains two pieces of misinformation that should be corrected, if it can be. First, capital punishment was not declared unconstitutional in the 1960s. It was temporarily declared unconstitutional in 1972 (Furman v. Georgia), but re-instated in 1976 (Gregg v. Georgia). In any case, the last person executed prior to this hiatus was not Caryl Chessman (executed in 1960) but Luis Monge who was executed in Colorado in 1967. If the item itself is as full of misinformation as its description, I wouldn't trust it!
Summary of American Justice: Death Penalty
Over three hundred convicts have been executed since the Supreme Court re-instituted the death penalty in 1976, and its use is on the rise nationwide. Explore the arguments for and against capital punishment in this riveting program. Examine the difficult legal, political and religious issues involved through extensive interviews with experts on both sides of the debate. Get a unique insight into the personal side of capital punishment with an in-depth look at the case of Caryl Chessman, a rapist, kidnapper and jailhouse lawyer who appealed his sentence for twelve years. He was the last person put to death before capital punishment was declared unconstitutional in the 1960s. DEATH PENALTY presents a reasoned examination of the ultimate criminal sentence.General Video
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