Frederick Hatch

The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial and Its Legacy

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Produktbeschreibung

The eight people charged with conspiring to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln were tried by a military commission under military law. The author contends that this was illegal, since the civilian legal system was fully functioning. The many ways in which the defendants' rights were violated are described, as are the ways in which the trial testimony was either not accurate or not legally obtained. The trial is also compared with other incidents in which the U.S. military was used in police and judicial functions, with questionable results. The book is a warning against unchecked power by the executive branch of the government.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9780786494989
• ISBN-10: 0786494980
• Artikelnr.: 40873627

Autorenporträt

Frederick Hatch is the editor and publisher of The Journal of the Lincoln Assassination and has written for American History, Lincoln Herald, Sea Classics, and Surratt Courier. He lives in Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1.
The Crime 2.
Judges, Jury and Accused 3.
Military Justice 4.
Prosecution 5.
Defense 6.
Witness or Defendant? 7.
Verdict 8.
Justice? 9.
History's Long Shadow Summation Afterword Appendix I.
Opinion of the Attorney General Regarding Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus by Edward Bates Appendix II.
The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and Interpretation Appendix III.
Opinion of the Constitutional Power of the Military to Try and Execute the Assassins of the President by Attorney General James Speed Appendix IV.
Digest of Opinions of the Judge Advocate General the Army edited by Major W. Winthrop, USA Appendix V.
Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field by Francis Lieber Chapter Notes Bibliography Index