Murder at the Supreme Court: Lethal Crimes and Landmark Cases Clancy Martin
Murder at the Supreme Court: Lethal Crimes and Landmark Cases Clancy Martin True-life reporting on vicious criminals and the haphazard system that punishes them In 1969, the Supreme Court justices…
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Murder at the Supreme Court: Lethal Crimes and Landmark Cases Clancy Martin
True-life reporting on vicious criminals and the haphazard system that punishes them In 1969, the Supreme Court justices cast votes in secret that could have signaled the end of the death penalty. What were the consequences for the rule of law and for the life at stake in the case? Later, the justices' resolve began to unravel. Why?
Veteran journalists Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien not only pull back the curtain of secrecy that surrounds Supreme Court deliberations but also reveal the crucial links between landmark capital-punishment cases and the lethal crimes at their root. These are some of the fascinating questions answered in Murder at the Supreme Court. The authors take readers to crime scenes, holding cells, jury rooms, autopsy suites, and execution chambers to provide true-life reporting on vicious criminals and the haphazard judicial system that punishes them. The cases