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- catalog abstract ""Paul Robinson here presents a series of unusual episodes that not only challenged the law, but that defy a facile or knee-jerk verdict. Narrating the facts in compelling but detached detail, Robinson invites readers to sentence the transgressor (or not) before revealing the final outcome of the case." "The cases described in Would You Convict? engage, shock, even repel. Without a doubt, they will challenge you and your belief system. And the way in which juries and judges have resolved them will almost certainly surprise you."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11378120.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Paul Robinson here presents a series of unusual episodes that not only challenged the law, but that defy a facile or knee-jerk verdict. Narrating the facts in compelling but detached detail, Robinson invites readers to sentence the transgressor (or not) before revealing the final outcome of the case." "The cases described in Would You Convict? engage, shock, even repel. Without a doubt, they will challenge you and your belief system. And the way in which juries and judges have resolved them will almost certainly surprise you."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Punishing intent, harm, or dangerousness? -- Knowing the law's commands -- Can committing a crime be doing the right thing? -- Can doing the wrong thing ever be blameless? -- Martyrs for our safety.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 329 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0814775306 (cloth : acid-free paper)".
- catalog identifier "0814775314 (pbk. : acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : New York University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "345.73 21".
- catalog subject "Criminal law United States.".
- catalog subject "KF9218 .R634 1999".
- catalog subject "Trials United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Punishing intent, harm, or dangerousness? -- Knowing the law's commands -- Can committing a crime be doing the right thing? -- Can doing the wrong thing ever be blameless? -- Martyrs for our safety.".
- catalog title "Would you convict? : seventeen cases that challenged the law / Paul H. Robinson.".
- catalog type "text".