Süssmuth, Bernd - In: Economics Bulletin 11 (2004) 2, pp. 1-9
Only legal facts should affect the application of the death penalty. This maxim is manifested in the U.S. constitution and stipulated by the Supreme Court. With regard to extra-legal economic factors, it has been applied to practice from 1950 to 1990 with the exception of two states: For...