The jury in Lincoln's America /

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In the antebellum Midwest, Americans looked to the law, and specifically to the jury, to navigate the uncertain terrain of a rapidly changing society. During this formative era of American law, the jury served as the most visible connector between law and society. Through an analysis of the composit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McDermott, Stacy Pratt
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, ©2012.
Colección:Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest.
Temas:
1800-1899
Jury > Illinois > History > 19th century.
Jury > Illinois > Sangamon County > History > 19th century.
Jury > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Justice, Administration of > Illinois > History > 19th century.
Justice, Administration of > Illinois > Sangamon County > History > 19th century.
Justice, Administration of > Middle West > History > 19th century.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
HISTORY > General.
Jury
Justice, Administration of
Illinois
Illinois > Sangamon County
Middle West
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Jury law and tradition in the antebellum Midwest
  • The composition of juries in Sangamon County, Illinois, 1830/60
  • The work of jurors in the antebellum Illinois courtroom
  • The struggle for legal power in Lincoln's America.

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