A Crime of Self-Defense
Author | : George P. Fletcher |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1990-06-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226253341 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226253343 |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Crime of Self-Defense written by George P. Fletcher and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1990-06-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal expert George Fletcher uses the celebrated trial of New York's "Subway Vigilante", Bernhard Goetz, as a springboard to probe the profound relationship between this defensive action, the public's understanding of it, and the court's interpretation of it according to the law.