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Prosecutors and anti‐intellectualism as a trial tactic: the cultural roots of scepticism towards expertise in capital cases.

Mentally ill defendants are regularly sentenced to death in Texas, the leading executioner in the United States. In this article, I explore the reasons for this phenomenon by analysing the arguments developed by prosecuting attorneys in capital punishment trials involving defendants who advance insa...

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Publicado en:Journal of Law & Society Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 456 - 480
Autor principal: DEAMBROGIO, CHLOÉ
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Sep2025
Materias:
Anti-intellectualism
Skepticism
Expertise
Trial practice
Prosecutors
Mental illness
Cultural identity
Capital punishment
Texas
United States
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