Prairie defender : the murder trials of Abraham Lincoln / George R. Dekle, Sr.
2017
KF368.L52 D45 2017 (Mapit)
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Title
Prairie defender : the murder trials of Abraham Lincoln / George R. Dekle, Sr.
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Imprint
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2017]
Description
xiv, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: The Legend of Lincoln the Lawyer
PEOPLE versus HENRY B. TRUETT, October 13, 1838
PEOPLE versus WILLIAM FRAIM, April 23, 1839
PEOPLE versus SPENCER TURNER, May 23, 1840
PEOPLE versus ARCHIBALD AND WILLIAM TRAILOR, June 18, 1841
Various Criminal Cases, 1845-46
PEOPLE versus JAMES AND GEORGE DENTON, June 12, 1846
Various Criminal Cases, 1850-53
PEOPLE versus MOSES LOE, May 19, 1853
PEOPLE versus DAVID LONGNECKER, June 3, 1856
Lincoln's Pardon Practice
PEOPLE versus JANE AND THEODORE ANDERSON, November 28, 1856
PEOPLE versus ISAAC WYANT, April 4, 1857
PEOPLE versus JOHN BANTZHOUSE, October 2, 1857
PEOPLE versus MELISSA GOINGS, October 10, 1857
PEOPLE versus DUFF ARMSTRONG, May 7, 1858
PEOPLE versus TOM PATTERSON, April 21, 1859
PEOPLE versus PEACHY QUINN HARRISON, September 3, 1859
The Legacy of Lincoln the Lawyer.
PEOPLE versus HENRY B. TRUETT, October 13, 1838
PEOPLE versus WILLIAM FRAIM, April 23, 1839
PEOPLE versus SPENCER TURNER, May 23, 1840
PEOPLE versus ARCHIBALD AND WILLIAM TRAILOR, June 18, 1841
Various Criminal Cases, 1845-46
PEOPLE versus JAMES AND GEORGE DENTON, June 12, 1846
Various Criminal Cases, 1850-53
PEOPLE versus MOSES LOE, May 19, 1853
PEOPLE versus DAVID LONGNECKER, June 3, 1856
Lincoln's Pardon Practice
PEOPLE versus JANE AND THEODORE ANDERSON, November 28, 1856
PEOPLE versus ISAAC WYANT, April 4, 1857
PEOPLE versus JOHN BANTZHOUSE, October 2, 1857
PEOPLE versus MELISSA GOINGS, October 10, 1857
PEOPLE versus DUFF ARMSTRONG, May 7, 1858
PEOPLE versus TOM PATTERSON, April 21, 1859
PEOPLE versus PEACHY QUINN HARRISON, September 3, 1859
The Legacy of Lincoln the Lawyer.
Summary
"The conventional wisdom says that most of Lincoln's practice involved collecting debt and representing railroads; that he only practiced law as a platform for his political career; that criminal law was only a minuscule part of his practice; and that he was particularly bad at defending homicide cases. A survey of Lincoln's murder cases demonstrates that he was first and foremost a trial lawyer, that the trial of criminal cases was an important part of his practice, and that he was not only a very good criminal trial lawyer, he was very capable of defending murder cases. Dekle devotes a chapter to each of Lincoln's well-documented criminal cases, paying particular attention to homicide cases. He consolidates cases for which we have little reference material into a single chapter and ends with an overall assessment of Lincoln as a criminal trial lawyer"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF368.L52 D45 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9780809335978 hardcover
0809335972 hardcover
9780809335985 electronic book
0809335972 hardcover
9780809335985 electronic book
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