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ISBN
9781844684243
Genre
Algemeen
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19-11-2009
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Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Pen & Sword Books
Auteur(s)
John J. Eddleston
Miscarriages of Justice
Famous London Cases
John J. Eddleston
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€11,99
To
face
a
trial
for
murder
must
be
a
terrifying
prospect,
all
the
more
so
when
you
know
that
you
are
innocent
of
the
charge.
How
much
more
horrific
must
it
be
then,
when
you
know
that
should
you
be
found
guilty,
the
sentence
must
be
that
you
will
lose
your
life
at
the
end
of
a
rope?All
of
the
cases
reviewed
in
this
book
involved
one
or
more
individuals
who
were
put
on
trial
for
taking
the
life
of
a
fellow
human
being.
The
stories
involve
the
eventual
execution
by
hanging
of
nine
men
and
one
woman.
To
date,
two
of
those
men
have
been
reprieved;
too
late
for
them
and
their
families
of
course
but,
nevertheless,
the
state
had
admitted
that
it
was
wrong.
What
of
the
others?What
of
Louisa
Masset,
the
first
person
to
be
hanged
in
the
twentieth
century?
Did
she
really
murder
the
son
she
apparently
loved
so
much?
What
of
Frederick
Seddon
who
went
to
the
gallows
still
protesting
that
he
was
innocent
of
the
murder
of
his
lodger?
And
what
of
Harry
Armstrong,
hanged
for
murdering
his
fiance
on
New
Year's
Day
1939?The
cases
in
this
book
all
took
place
in
London.
Read
the
stories
for
yourself
and
remember
that
the
law
states
that
if
there
is
a
reasonable
doubt,
then
it
is
the
jury's
duty
to
acquit.
Was
there
not
a
reasonable
doubt
in
some
of
the
cases
detailed
here?
Put
yourself
onto
those
juries
and
decide
whether
you
would
have
still
been
prepared
to
stand
in
court
and
announce
that
dreaded
word: 'Guilty!'
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