Santa Clara Expert on Death Penalty Cases Available to Speak on Beardslee Execution; Ellen Kreitzberg is Director of Death Penalty College.SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Time is running out for Donald Jay Beardslee, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at one minute after midnight tonight. Ellen Kreitzberg, associate professor of law at Santa Clara University's School of Law is an expert on capital punishment capital punishment, imposition of a penalty of death by the state. History Capital punishment was widely applied in ancient times; it can be found (c.1750 B.C.) in the Code of Hammurabi. law, and director of the annual Death Penalty College, and can decipher some of the most complex issues surrounding the death penalty. Kreitzberg can offer a unique and insightful view into understanding capital punishment, death qualification of a capital case jury, the role of aggravating and mitigating circumstances Circumstances that may be considered by a court in determining culpability of a defendant or the extent of damages to be awarded to a plaintiff. Mitigating circumstances do not justify or excuse an offense but may reduce the severity of a charge. , and methods of execution. Kreitzberg has published numerous articles on the subject of capital punishment, and recently authored "Understanding Capital Punishment Law," published in Feb. 2004. The Death Penalty College is a six-day residential training program held each August at SCU SCU Santa Clara University SCU Southern Cross University (New South Wales, Australia) SCU Southern California University of Health Sciences (Whittier, California) SCU Serious Crimes Unit SCU Special Care Unit , and brings together over 65 capital defense counsels from around the country who have pending capital cases. More than 20 defense lawyers are invited as faculty members of the Death Penalty College to teach, discuss and brainstorm upcoming trials. To schedule an interview, please call SCU media relations officer Bronwyn Hogan at 408-554-5126. About Santa Clara University School of Law The Santa Clara University School of Law is a private, non-profit law school located in Santa Clara, California. It was founded in 1912 as a part of Santa Clara University, and is known for its diverse student body and excellent reputations in high tech and public service law. The SCU School of Law, founded in 1912, combines a tradition of excellence with a commitment to ethics, diversity, and social justice, and is fully accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law . Its students work in criminal and civil community law clinics and may earn certificates in intellectual property law, international law or public interest law, and LL.M LL.M Legum Magister (Master of Laws) . degrees in intellectual property law, and international law. For more information, visit www.scu.edu/law. About Santa Clara University Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located in California's Silicon Valley, offers its 8,047 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master's and law degrees. Distinguished nationally by the second-highest graduation rate among all U.S. master's universities, California's oldest higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. More information is online at www.scu.edu. |
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