ISBN: 9781333257576 - american state trials, vol. 14 (classic reprint): a collection of the important and interesting criminal trials which have taken place in the united ... to the present day (classic reprint) (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the dramatic trials of notorious 19th-century assassins who murdered two presidents of the United States. The author contrasts the personalities of Charles J. Guiteau, a vile political opportunist, and Leon F. Czolgosz, an uneducated, foreign laborer. Examining the legal proceedings that ended in their executions, the author considers the insanity defense in criminal trials from a historical and contemporary standpoint. Providing insight into the evolving legal and societal attitudes towards mental illness and criminal responsibility, this book offers a fascinating exploration of the complexities of justice and the fragility of life in a nation's highest office. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …