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A drunkard's defense alcohol, murder, and medical jurisprudence in nineteenth-century America /

"Is drunkenness a defense for murder? In the early nineteenth century, the answer was a resounding no. Intoxication was considered voluntary, and thus provided no defense. Yet as the century progressed, American courts began to extend exculpatory value to heavy drinking. The medicalization of a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rotunda, Michele (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • "Not the result of drink"
  • "A victim of intemperance"
  • "Not capable of entertaining this specific intent"
  • "The broad resemblances between insanity and drunkenness"
  • "They are simply drunk"
  • "An apology for sin and for crime."