knockin' on heaven's door: rethinking the role of religion
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Cornell Law LibraryScholarship@Cornell Law: A Digital Repository
Cornell Law Faculty Publications Faculty Scholarship
7-1-2001
Knockin' on Heaven's Door: Rethinking the Role ofReligion in Death Penalty CasesGary J. SimsonCornell Law School, [email protected]
Stephen P. GarveyCornell Law School, [email protected]
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Recommended CitationSimson, Gary J. and Garvey, Stephen P., "Knockin' on Heaven's Door: Rethinking the Role of Religion in Death Penalty Cases" (2001).Cornell Law Faculty Publications. Paper 292.http://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/facpub/292
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