The Greatest Criminal Cases

Author : J. Michael Martinez
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440828690

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The Greatest Criminal Cases by J. Michael Martinez Pdf

This fascinating book recounts the compelling stories behind 14 of the most important criminal procedure cases in American legal history. Many constitutional protections that Americans take for granted today—the right to exclude illegally obtained evidence, the right to government-financed counsel, and the right to remain silent, among others—were not part of the original Bill of Rights, but were the result of criminal trials and judicial interpretations. The untold stories behind these cases reveal circumstances far more interesting than any legal dossier can evoke. Author J. Michael Martinez provides a brief introduction to the drama and intrigue behind 14 leading court cases in American law. This engaging text presents a short summary of high-profile legal proceedings from the late 19th century through recent times and includes key landmark cases in which the court established the parameters of probable cause for searches, the features of due process, and the legality of electronic surveillance. The work offers concise explanations and analysis of the facts as well as the lasting significance of the cases to criminal procedure.

Author : Thomas Samuel Duke
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1015657214

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Celebrated Criminal Cases of America by Thomas Samuel Duke Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Amber Hunt,Emily G. Thompson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781465486226

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Unsolved Murders by Amber Hunt,Emily G. Thompson Pdf

MURDERS THAT DEFY DETECTION. Discover the stories behind some of the most infamous unsolved murders of the last century, including the Black Dahlia, the Zodiac Killer and the JonBenét Ramsey case. Detailing essential evidence. Profiling key suspects. Tracking police investigations. Sorting facts from speculation.

Author : Fletcher, George P.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781800886766

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Advanced Introduction to Landmark Criminal Cases by Fletcher, George P. Pdf

This engaging and accessible book focuses on high-profile criminal trials and examines the strategy of the lawyers, the reasons for conviction or acquittal, as well as the social importance of these famous cases.

Author : The Editors of People
Publisher : Time Inc. Books
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781683305149

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PEOPLE True Crimes by The Editors of People Pdf

Fresh twists on notorious trials are the focus of True Crime Stories: Cases That Shocked America, a special edition of PEOPLE magazine. A companion to the new Investigation Discovery network series People Magazine Investigates, this edition explores crimes that have remained a mystery for years, the 1996 murder of toddler pageant contestant JonBenet Ramsey, the disappearance of little Lisa Irwin from her Kansas home in 2011, and reports on the latest efforts to solve them. Also featured are the reasons behind new murder trials awaiting Robert Durst, the millionaire profiled on the HBO mini-series The Jinx, and Adnan Syed, the subject of the podcast Serial. ItIs a new look at more than 25 crimes, and the people who have overcome unthinkable tragedies to help their communities in the name of lost loved ones."

Author : Christopher Dudley Evans,Lorene Shyba
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Canadian nonfiction
ISBN : 0968975496

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Tough Crimes by Christopher Dudley Evans,Lorene Shyba Pdf

A collection of court cases that had presented personal and ethical challenges and had surprising turn of events. Lawyers describe the difficulties they faced in some of Canada's most famous criminal cases and what sort of things haunt them afterwards.

Author : George Jonas
Publisher : House of Anansi Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Law
ISBN : 0887941249

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The Scales of Justice by George Jonas Pdf

Dramatizations of seven famous Canadian criminal trials.

Author : Editors of People Magazine
Publisher : People
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-19
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 193299422X

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People: True Crime Stories by Editors of People Magazine Pdf

The evidence, suspects, trials, testimony and turning points of the most dramatic or most curious crimes of the past 30 years, as told by the writers and editors who covered the stories from the first gunshot to the final clank of the prison gate. Meet the rich cast of perps, heroes and victims who make true-crime stories among Peoples most-read features year after year. Also included: great photos, sections on oddball crimes and celebrity mug shots, and reviews of the best true-crime made-for-TV movies.

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle,Ernest Bramah,Arthur Morrison,Agatha Christie,Wilkie Collins,Thomas W. Hanshew,Edgar Wallace,Frank Froest,J. S. Fletcher,C. N. Williamson,A. M. Williamson,R. Austin Freeman,E. W. Hornung,G. K. Chesterton,H. C. McNeile,Victor L. Whitechurch,Rober Barr,Isabel Ostander
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 18266 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547389798

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British Murder Mysteries: The Greatest Thrillers & True Crime Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle,Ernest Bramah,Arthur Morrison,Agatha Christie,Wilkie Collins,Thomas W. Hanshew,Edgar Wallace,Frank Froest,J. S. Fletcher,C. N. Williamson,A. M. Williamson,R. Austin Freeman,E. W. Hornung,G. K. Chesterton,H. C. McNeile,Victor L. Whitechurch,Rober Barr,Isabel Ostander Pdf

This edition includes: Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes Series A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow Other Mysteries True Crime Stories Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Council of Justice The Just Men of Cordova The Law of the Four Just Men The Nine Bears Angel Esquire The Fourth Plague or Red Hand Grey Timothy or Pallard the Punter The Man who Bought London The Melody of Death A Debt Discharged The Tomb of T'Sin The Secret House The Clue of the Twisted Candle Down under Donovan The Man who Knew The Green Rust Kate Plus Ten The Daffodil Murder Jack O'Judgment The Angel of Terror The Crimson Circle Take-A-Chance Anderson The Valley of Ghosts P.-C. Lee Series Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White No Name Armadale The Moonstone The Haunted Hotel The Law and The Lady The Dead Secret Miss or Mrs? R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke Series Other Mysteries Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Secret Adversary H. C. McNeile: Bulldog Drummond The Black Gang G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown Arthur Morrison: Martin Hewitt Series Dorrington & Hicks Stories Ernest Bramah: Max Carrados Stories Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Thrilling Stories of the Railway Thomas W. Hanshew: Hamilton Cleek Series E. W. Hornung: A. J. Raffles Series Mystery Novels J. S. Fletcher: Mystery Novels Paul Campenhaye – Specialist in Criminology Rober Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag Frank Froest Mystery Novels C. N. Williamson & A. M. Williamson Mystery Novels Isabel Ostander Mystery Novels

Author : Russell L. Dees
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000626100

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Great Trials and the Law in the Historical Imagination by Russell L. Dees Pdf

Great Trials and the Law in the Historical Imagination: A Law and Humanities Approach introduces readers to the history of law and issues in historical, legal, and artistic interpretation by examining six well-known historical trials through works of art that portray them. Great Trials provides readers with an accessible, non-dogmatic introduction to the interdisciplinary ‘law and humanities’ approach to law, legal history, and legal interpretation. By examining how six famous/notorious trials in Western history have been portrayed in six major works of art, the book shows how issues of legal, historical, and artistic interpretation can become intertwined: the different ways we embed law in narrative, how we bring conscious and subconscious conceptions of history to our interpretation of law, and how aesthetic predilections and moral commitments to the law may influence our views of history. The book studies well-known depictions of the trials of Socrates, Cicero, Jesus, Thomas More, the Salem ‘witches’, and John Scopes and provides innovative analyses of those works. The epilogue examines how historical methodology and historical imagination are crucial to both our understanding of the law and our aesthetic choices through various readings of Harper Lee’s beloved character, Atticus Finch. The first book to employ a ‘law and humanities’ approach to delve into the institution of the trial, and what it means in different legal systems at different historical times, this book will appeal to academics, students and others with interests in legal history, law and popular culture and law and the humanities.

Author : John Douglas,Mark Olshaker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-25
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781471108341

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The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas,Mark Olshaker Pdf

Certain criminal cases have a life of their own. Despite the passage of years they continue their hold on the public imagination, either because of the personalities involved, the depravity of the crime, doubts over whether justice was done, or the tantalizing fact that no one was ever caught... Now John Douglas, the foremost investigative analyst and criminal profiler of our time, turns his attention to eight of the greatest mysteries in the history of crime, including those of Jack the Ripper, The Boston Strangler and JonBenet Ramsey. Taking a fresh look at the established facts, Douglas and Olshaker dismantle the conventional wisdom regarding these most notorious of crimes and rebuild them - with astonishing results.

Author : F.P. Geyer
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Law
ISBN : 9785871539224

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The Holmes-Pitezel case by F.P. Geyer Pdf

The Holmes-Pitezel case a history of the greatest crime of the century and of the search for the missing Pitezel children. By detective Frank P. Geyer of the bureau of police, department of public safety, of the city of Philadelphia. A true detective story. By permission of the District Attorney and Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. Fully illustrated.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:35112100788282

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Albany Law Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Frank McLynn
Publisher : Crux Publishing Ltd
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781909979444

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Famous Trials by Frank McLynn Pdf

A wonderful summary of famous trials throughout history, from Jesus Christ to Oscar Wilde

Author : Robert E. Hanlon,Thomas V Odle
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780809332632

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Survived by One by Robert E. Hanlon,Thomas V Odle Pdf

On November 8, 1985, 18-year-old Tom Odle brutally murdered his parents and three siblings in the small southern Illinois town of Mount Vernon, sending shockwaves throughout the nation. The murder of the Odle family remains one of the most horrific family mass murders in U.S. history. Odle was sentenced to death and, after seventeen years on death row, expected a lethal injection to end his life. However, Illinois governor George Ryan’s moratorium on the death penalty in 2000, and later commutation of all death sentences in 2003, changed Odle’s sentence to natural life. The commutation of his death sentence was an epiphany for Odle. Prior to the commutation of his death sentence, Odle lived in denial, repressing any feelings about his family and his horrible crime. Following the commutation and the removal of the weight of eventual execution associated with his death sentence, he was confronted with an unfamiliar reality. A future. As a result, he realized that he needed to understand why he murdered his family. He reached out to Dr. Robert Hanlon, a neuropsychologist who had examined him in the past. Dr. Hanlon engaged Odle in a therapeutic process of introspection and self-reflection, which became the basis of their collaboration on this book. Hanlon tells a gripping story of Odle’s life as an abused child, the life experiences that formed his personality, and his tragic homicidal escalation to mass murder, seamlessly weaving into the narrative Odle’s unadorned reflections of his childhood, finding a new family on death row, and his belief in the powers of redemption. As our nation attempts to understand the continual mass murders occurring in the U.S., Survived by One sheds some light on the psychological aspects of why and how such acts of extreme carnage may occur. However, Survived by One offers a never-been-told perspective from the mass murderer himself, as he searches for the answers concurrently being asked by the nation and the world.