USA: One more reason to end the death penalty

Index Number: AMR 51/060/2003
Fecha de publicación: 29 abril 2003
Categorías: América, EE. UU.

This document examines the case of Joseph Amrine whose conviction and death sentence have been overturned after 17 years on death row. The case is used to illustrate the arbitrariness, discrimination and error associated with the death penalty.