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Effigy
Images of Capital Defendants
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2008
Summary
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. These images are starkly contrasted against the backdrop of a brutal murder in which the stereotypes of American fear are realized: Donta Page, the defendant, is an African-American male from a low-income segment of society while Peyton Tuthill, the victim, was a Caucasian female from a middle-income suburb. The prosecuting attorneys depict the defendant as a 'savage beast,' juxtaposing their image against that of a 'troubled youth' as Page is portrayed by the defense attorneys. Slowly and methodically developed as figures with diametrically opposed features, none of which overlap or congeal, both the images are portrayed as real (buttressed by the testimony of witnesses) rather than constructed. The jury is expected to render a verdict that accepts one and rejects the other: there is no middle ground.
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Copyright year
2008
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-2551-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-3009-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
212
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Contents No access
Acknowledgment No access
Preface No access
Chapter 01. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter 02. The Death Penalty in the United States and How Juries Operate No access Pages 15 - 38
Chapter 03. The Importance of Defining the Defendant No access Pages 39 - 66
Chapter 04. The Legal Fight No access Pages 67 - 74
Chapter 05. The Guilt Phase: How the Defense/Prosecution Saw Their Mission No access Pages 75 - 114
Chapter 06. The Penalty Phase: The Prosecution’s/Defense’s Mission No access Pages 115 - 132
Chapter 07. Who Is the Defendant? The Prosecution’s/Defense’s Answer No access Pages 133 - 156
Chapter 08. The Impact on Jurors No access Pages 157 - 184
