Chapter 1 Capital Punishment in AmericaPart I: Foundational Cases Chapter 2 Cruel and Unusual as Applied—Furman v. Georgia (1972) Chapter 3 Not Inherently Unconstitutional—Gregg v. Georgia (1976) Chapter 4 Mandatory Death Penalty—Woodson v. North Carolina (1976) Chapter 5 Mitigating Evidence—Lockett v. Ohio (1978) and Jurek v. Texas (1976) Chapter 6 Racial Bias—McCleskey v. Kemp (1987)Part II: Death-Eligible Crimes and Persons Chapter 7 Rape and Other Nonhomicide Crimes—Coker v. Georgia (1977) Chapter 8 Murder—Godfrey v. Georgia (1980) Chapter 9 Felony-Murder—Enmund v. Florida (1982) and Tison v. Arizona (1987) Chapter 10 The Mentally Retarded and Juveniles—Atkins v. Virginia (2002) and Roper v. Simmons (2005) Chapter 11 Child Rape—Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008)Part III: The Death Penalty Trial Chapter 12 Appropriate Decision Makers—Spaziano v. Florida (1984) and Ring v. Arizona (2002) Chapter 13 Selecting Jurors—Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), Turner v. Murray (1986), and Uttecht v. Brown (2007) Chapter 14 Victim Impact Evidence—Payne v. Tennessee (1991) Chapter 15 The Sentencing Decision—McKoy v. North Carolina (1990) and Kansas v. Marsh (2006)Part IV: Post-Conviction Review Chapter 16 Ineffective Counsel—Strickland v. Washington (1984) and Williams v. Taylor (2000) Chapter 17 Claims of Innocence—Herrera v. Collins (1993) and Kansas v. Marsh (2006)Part V: Execution Issues Chapter 18 Insane Convicts May Not Be Executed—Ford v. Wainwright (1986) and Panetti v.Quarterman (2007) Chapter 19 Method of Execution—Baze v. Rees (2008)Appendix A: Facts and Figures on Murder and the Death PenaltyAppendix B: Understanding Statutory Provisions