What began as a neighbourhood party during the summer of 1942 led to the largest mass murder trial in California's history. Mark Weitz chronicles the Sleepy Lagoon case from the streets of the L.A.'s Mexican-American neighbourhoods to the criminal courts, through the appeals process, and to the ultimate release of the convicted. In the process, he opens a window onto the uneasy world of Hispanic-Anglo relations.
| ISBN: | 9780700617470 |
| Publication date: | 29th October 2010 |
| Author: | Mark A Weitz |
| Publisher: | University Press of Kansas |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 232 pages |
| Series: | Landmark Law Cases and American Society |
| Genres: |
Legal history History of the Americas History |