Perspective
Dec. 21, 2012
Cultural competency in capital punishment cases
Although cultural competency is a developing area of scholarship, the use of culture in criminal defense strategies is not a new phenomenon. By Harvey Gee
Earlier this spring, the University of Memphis Law School held a symposium exploring cultural competency and the death penalty. Beyond the subject matter, the symposium's other significance was its inclusiveness. It was one of the few times that Asian-Americans have been mentioned in the context of the death penalty. The panelists reviewed capital cases and the use of "cultural defenses" by Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese defend...
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