Murder at the Supreme Court by Martin Clancy, Tim O'Brien - 9781616146481

Murder at the Supreme CourtLethal Crimes and Landmark Cases\nAuthor(s): Martin Clancy, Tim O'Brien\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Prometheus Books, United States\nImprint: Prometheus Books\nISBN-13: 9781616146481, 978-1616146481\nSynopsis\nTrue-life reporting on vicious criminals and the haphazard system that punishes them\n\nIn 1969, the Supreme Court justices cast votes in secret that could have signaled the end of the death penalty. Later, the justices' resolve began to unravel. Why? What were the consequences for the rule of law and for the life at stake in the case? \n\nThese are some of the fascinating questions answered in Murder at the Supreme Court. 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. The authors take readers to crime scenes, holding cells, jury rooms, autopsy suites,.