... Professor Nathanson, "to maintain the death penalty is to be willing to risk innocent lives." In 1987, a study conducted by Hugo Bedau and Michael Radelet appeared in the Standford Law Review concerning the execution of innocent people. The study concluded that in the period between 1900 to 1980, about "350 people were wrongfully convicted of capital offenses, 139 of the 350 ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Graduate

... maintain the death penalty is to be willing to risk innocent lives." In 1987, there was a study conducted by Hugo Bedau and Michael Radelet that appeared in the Standford Law Review that was concerning the execution of innocent people. The study concluded that in a period of eighty years from 1900 to 1980, that about "350 people were wrongfully convicted of capital ... ...

• Word Count: 2282
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: Graduate