Sex, murder & the unwritten law : gender and judicial mayhem, Texas style /

"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 le...

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Main Author: Neal, Bill, 1936-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, [2009]
Series:American liberty & justice.
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Call Number: KF221.M8 N433 2009
 
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