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.
| ISBN: | 9780809335978 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 2017 |
| Author: | George R Dekle |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas Legal systems: courts and procedures Criminal law: procedure and offences Politics and government Jurisprudence and general issues |
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.
Prairie Defender features in the following genres: History of the Americas, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Politics and government, Jurisprudence and general issues
Prairie Defender is available in Hardback
Prairie Defender was written by George R Dekle and published by Southern Illinois University Press
Prairie Defender has 248 pages