Sex, Murder, And The Unwritten Law: Courting Judicial Mayhem, Texas Style (American Liberty And Justice)

Six Texas trials from 1896 to 1968 illuminate how unwritten law" permitted violence toward offenders of Southern notions of female virtue, male honor, or sanctity of marriage. Explores the maneuvers of defense lawyers who managed to extricate guilty clients when there appeared no legal basis for a defense"--Provided by publisher.

• | Author: Bill Neal
• | Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 15, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 356 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/History
• | ISBN-10: 0896729818
• | ISBN-13: 9780896729810