Sex, murder & the unwritten law: gender and judicial mayhem, Texas style
Sex and the law, both written and unwritten -- John Hallum tried for shooting a preacher : defends himself in an irate community -- The seduction of Verna Ware : the 1909 Gatesville courthouse massacre -- Miss Winnie's revenge : the family murder -- A Valentine's Day tragedy : the boy from...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lubbock, Tex.
Texas Tech Univ. Press
c 2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
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| Summary: | Sex and the law, both written and unwritten -- John Hallum tried for shooting a preacher : defends himself in an irate community -- The seduction of Verna Ware : the 1909 Gatesville courthouse massacre -- Miss Winnie's revenge : the family murder -- A Valentine's Day tragedy : the boy from the wrong side of the tracks -- The cursed fortune : part one : Floyd Holmes and Warren Wagner -- The cursed fortune : part two : Priscilla and Cullen Davis "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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-270) and index |
| Physical Description: | XVI, 280 S. Ill., Kt. 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0896726622 9780896726628 |