The language of murder cases : intentionality, predisposition, and voluntariness /

This volume describes 15 court cases for which Roger Shuy served as an expert language witness and explains the issues at stake in those cases for lawyers and linguists. Murder case investigations and trials are guided by the important legal terms describing the mental states of defendants - their i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shuy, Roger W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Forensic linguistics > United States.
Trials (Murder) > United States.
Linguistique légale > États-Unis.
Procès (Meurtre) > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Forensic linguistics.
Trials (Murder)
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Murder laws and terminology
  • Analyzing murder law terminology and evidence
  • Linguistic profiling when there is no known murder suspect
  • Intentionality and predisposition in murder cases
  • Voluntariness in murder cases
  • Voluntariness of mentally incapacitated suspects capacity
  • Voluntariness of suspects impaired by alcohol or drugs
  • Voluntariness of juvenile suspects
  • Voluntariness of emotionally distraught suspects
  • Reasonable doubt in murder cases.

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