Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Abstract

Is Justice Marshall right? Have women received "favored treatment" under our death penalty laws and procedures? The national data might lead to such a presumption, given that over 99% of the people executed in the United States are men, but the analyses and explanations are far from simple. The authors have written about this national phenomenon for the past two decades, sharing a strong interest in the issue but not always agreeing in their explanations. Now we examine the North Carolina experience within the national context. This article reports the results of that examination, beginning with North Carolina's history of executing women and then moving to its current practices.

Publication Title

Elon Law Review

Volume

1

First Page

65

Keywords

Death Penalty, Women

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