The misguided reliance in American jurisprudence on Jewish law to support the moral legitimacy of capital punishment.

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• Federal Cases - 852 F.2d 339 (8th Cir. 1988), 86-1690, Hayes v. Lockhart
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• Federal Cases - 471 U.S. 1030 (1985), 84-5819, Boyd v. North Carolina
• Federal Cases - 511 U.S. 1 (1994), 92-8894, Victor v. Nebraska
• Federal Cases - 408 U.S. 238 (1972), 69-5003, Furman v. Georgia
• Federal Cases - 428 U.S. 153 (1976), 74-6257, Gregg v. Georgia
• Federal Cases - 431 U.S. 633 (1977), 76-5206, Roberts v. Louisiana
• Federal Cases - 433 U.S. 584 (1977), 75-5444, Coker v. Georgia
• Alabama - 459 So.2d 959 (Ala. 1984), 83-701, Ex parte Waldrop
• Alabama - 650 So.2d 544 (Ala.Crim.App. 1994), CR 93-21, Daniels v. State
• California - 56 Cal.2d 720, 6786, People v. Love
• California - 6 Cal.3d 628, 13617, People v. Anderson
• California - 4 Cal.4th 155, S004765, People v. Sandoval
• North Carolina - 451 S.E.2d 543 (N.C. 1994), 120A92, State v. Rouse
• Pennsylvania - 599 A.2d 630 (Pa. 1991), Commonwealth v. Chambers