Prairie defender: the murder trials of Abraham Lincoln
"The conventional wisdom says that most of Lincoln's practice involved collecting debt and representing railroads; that he only practiced law as a platform for his political career; that criminal law was only a minuscule part of his practice; and that he was particularly bad at defending h...
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Zusammenfassung: | "The conventional wisdom says that most of Lincoln's practice involved collecting debt and representing railroads; that he only practiced law as a platform for his political career; that criminal law was only a minuscule part of his practice; and that he was particularly bad at defending homicide cases. A survey of Lincoln's murder cases demonstrates that he was first and foremost a trial lawyer, that the trial of criminal cases was an important part of his practice, and that he was not only a very good criminal trial lawyer, he was very capable of defending murder cases. Dekle devotes a chapter to each of Lincoln's well-documented criminal cases, paying particular attention to homicide cases. He consolidates cases for which we have little reference material into a single chapter and ends with an overall assessment of Lincoln as a criminal trial lawyer"... |
Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Beschreibung: | XIV, 231 Seiten Illustrationen, Porträts |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS / INHALTSVERZEICHNIS
INTRODUCTION: THE LEGEND OF LINCOLN THE LAWYER
PEOPLE VERSUS HENRY B. TRUETT, OCTOBER 13, 1838
PEOPLE VERSUS WILLIAM FRAIM, APRIL 23, 1839
PEOPLE VERSUS SPENCER TURNER, MAY 23, 1840
PEOPLE VERSUS ARCHIBALD AND WILLIAM TRAILOR, JUNE 18, 1841
VARIOUS CRIMINAL CASES, 1845-46
PEOPLE VERSUS JAMES AND GEORGE DENTON, JUNE 12, 1846
VARIOUS CRIMINAL CASES, 1850-53
PEOPLE VERSUS MOSES LOE, MAY 19, 1853
PEOPLE VERSUS DAVID LONGNECKER, JUNE 3, 1856
LINCOLN S PARDON PRACTICE
PEOPLE VERSUS JANE AND THEODORE ANDERSON, NOVEMBER 28, 1856
PEOPLE VERSUS ISAAC WYANT, APRIL 4, 1857
PEOPLE VERSUS JOHN BANTZHOUSE, OCTOBER 2, 1857
PEOPLE VERSUS MELISSA GOINGS, OCTOBER 10, 1857
PEOPLE VERSUS DUFF ARMSTRONG, MAY 7, 1858
PEOPLE VERSUS TOM PATTERSON, APRIL 21, 1859
PEOPLE VERSUS PEACHY QUINN HARRISON, SEPTEMBER 3, 1859
THE LEGACY OF LINCOLN THE LAWYER
DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT.
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spelling | Dekle, George R. 1948- Verfasser (DE-588)1017400474 aut Prairie defender the murder trials of Abraham Lincoln George R. Dekle, Sr. Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press [2017] XIV, 231 Seiten Illustrationen, Porträts txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index "The conventional wisdom says that most of Lincoln's practice involved collecting debt and representing railroads; that he only practiced law as a platform for his political career; that criminal law was only a minuscule part of his practice; and that he was particularly bad at defending homicide cases. A survey of Lincoln's murder cases demonstrates that he was first and foremost a trial lawyer, that the trial of criminal cases was an important part of his practice, and that he was not only a very good criminal trial lawyer, he was very capable of defending murder cases. Dekle devotes a chapter to each of Lincoln's well-documented criminal cases, paying particular attention to homicide cases. He consolidates cases for which we have little reference material into a single chapter and ends with an overall assessment of Lincoln as a criminal trial lawyer"... Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Career in law Geschichte 1800-1900 HISTORY / United States / 19th Century / bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Lawyers & Judges / bisacsh LAW / Criminal Law / General / bisacsh LAW / Trial Practice / bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State / bisacsh Geschichte Criminal defense lawyers Illinois Biography Trials (Murder) Illinois History 19th century HISTORY / United States / 19th Century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Lawyers & Judges LAW / Criminal Law / General LAW / Trial Practice BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State USA (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-0-8093-3598-5 LoC Fremddatenuebernahme application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=029946170&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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