Murder at the Supreme Court: Lethal Crimes and Landmark Cases

by Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien

Book Overview

True-life reporting on vicious criminals and the haphazard system that punishes themIn 1969, the Supreme Court justices cast votes in secret that could have signaled the end of the death penalty. Later, the justices' resolve began to unravel. Why? What were the consequences for the rule of law and for the life at stake in the case? These are some of the fascinating questions answered in Murder at the Supreme Court. Veteran journalists Martin Clancy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616146486
• ISBN13: 9781616146481
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 375 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"