| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 210 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in legal history |
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Studies in legal history.
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| Contents |
The facts of the fight -- The making of a Republican judge -- Examination : class, procedure, and local courts in Crane's Virginia -- The bloody code and the logic of legal reform -- Indictment : power shifts and power continuities in Virginia's courts -- Crane's trial and its "imperfect" verdict -- That stigma on my character : judges, judicial review, and "Republican" interpretation of the laws -- Murder or manslaughter? : Crane's special verdict at the general court -- Pardon request : mercy and Crane's "lunatic fits." |
| Summary |
Tells the story of a sensational 1791 Virginia murder case, and explores Revolutionary America's debates over justice, criminal punishment, and equality before the law |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 05, 2019) |
| Subject |
Crane, John, Jr. -1792 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Equality before the law -- United States -- History.
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Murder -- Virginia -- Shenandoah -- History -- 18th century.
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Trials (Murder) -- Virginia.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Trial and arbitral proceedings.
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Trial and arbitral proceedings.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1108377815 (electronic book) |
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1108389872 (electronic book) |
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9781108377812 (electronic book) |
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9781108389877 (electronic book) |
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(paperback) |
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