Description

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Effigy examines the images of a capital defendant portrayed, by the defense attorneys and the prosecutor, during the guilt and penalty phases of capital trial, the trial tactics used to impart these images, and the consequences that result from the jury's attempt to reconcile contradictory images to place one in permanent record as a verdict.

About the Author

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Allison M. Cotton is assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology at the Metropolitan State College of Denver.