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Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law : Courting Judicial Mayhem, Texas Style
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- Condition
- Subjects
- History & Military
- Modified Item
- No
- Region
- Texas, North America
- Type
- Academic History
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Series
- American Liberty and Justice Series
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Country
- USA
- Title
- Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law
- Regional Cuisine
- American
- ISBN
- 9780896726628
- Book Title
- Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law : Courting Judicial Mayhem, Texas Style
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- True Crime, Law, History, Social Science
- Topic
- General, Legal History, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Gender & the Law, Criminology
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 356 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Illicit sex is the catalyst in all the Texas murder trials recounted here. In each account the victim, at least in the perception of the defendant, had committed some sexual misconduct. In every case the defendant opened fire with premeditated intent to kill. And in all the resulting trials, the defense relied at least in part on "unwritten law."From the 1880s until after World War I, formal penal code seemed insufficiently stringent to southerners demanding redress for sexual misconduct. "Unwritten law" seemed to justify the killing--or at least maiming--of almost anyone who by actual physical contact or inappropriate comment offended southern notions of female virtue, male honor, or sanctity of marriage.In this third book drawn from the legal annals of the American frontier, attorney Bill Neal explores the imaginative machinations of defense lawyers who outmaneuvered prosecutors and judges to extricate their obviously guilty clients. These courtroom triumphs and underlying strategies are remarkable to lawyers, historians, and laypersons alike.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
ISBN-10
0896726622
ISBN-13
9780896726628
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73335646
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law : Courting Judicial Mayhem, Texas Style
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Legal History, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Gender & the Law, Criminology
Publication Year
2009
Genre
True Crime, Law, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
356 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Kf221.M8n433 2009
Reviews
One of the most original and interesting studies that I have encountered - a prime example of how history at the grass roots can increase our understanding of the history of American violence. - RICHARD MAXWELL BROWN
Copyright Date
2009
Lccn
2009-015357
Dewey Decimal
345.764/02523
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
American Liberty and Justice Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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