Black Rage Confronts the Law.

In 1971, Paul Harris pioneered the modern version of the black rage defense when he successfully defended a young black man charged with armed bank robbery. Dubbed one of the most novel criminal defenses in American history by Vanity Fair, the black rage defense is enormously controversial, frequent...

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Main Author:	Harris, Paul
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : NYU Press, 1997.
Series:	Critical America.
Subjects:	Extenuating circumstances > United States. African Americans > Social conditions. Racism > United States. African Americans > Psychology. Defense (Criminal procedure) > United States. United States > Race relations. Law. LAW > Civil Rights. Defense (Criminal procedure) Extenuating circumstances. Race relations. Racism. United States. Electronic books.
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