A crime of self-defense : Bernhard Goetz and the law on trial

Type

Book

Authors

Fletcher, George P.

ISBN 10

0226253341

ISBN 13

9780226253343

DDC

345.73

Tags

Murder & Mayhem, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Criminology, Politics & Government, Bernhard Goetz, Trials, Self defense, New York, United States, United States of America, Subway Vigilante, Interpretation, Jury, Court, American Famous Trials, Famous Trials

Abstract

"Legal expert George Fletcher uses the celebrated trial of New York's "Subway Vigilante", Bernhard Goetz, as a springboard to probe the profound relationship between this defensive action, the public's understanding of it, and the court's interpretation of it according to the law." - Voila

Description

Contents:
Preface
A shooting in the subway
Passion and reason in self-defense
Tolerant reason
The significance of suffering
People matter
Trying the truth
What the jury saw and heard
What the jury did not know
Perfecting the law
Arguing toward a verdict
Mixed messages
Notes
Index

Biblio Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-244) and index.

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