Number: RS20620 Title: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: SUMMARY OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS DURING THE 1999-00 TERM Authors: Paul S. Wallace, Jr., American Law Division Abstract: With the exception of the Supreme Court's ruling in Williams v. Taylor, the Court did not find any serious reversible error in the lower courts' opinions reviewed during the 1999-2000 term that relate to capital punishment. Pages: 6 Date: Updated July 6, 2000