An edition of Sex, murder, and the unwritten law: courting judicial Mayhem, Texas style
(2009)
Sex, murder, and the unwritten law
courting judicial Mayhem, Texas style
by Bill Neal
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"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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Sex, murder, and the unwritten law: courting judicial Mayhem, Texas style
2009, Texas Tech University Press
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0896726622 9780896726628
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Table of Contents
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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