Cook County Criminal Law Practice in 1929: A Community's Response to Crime and a Notorious Trial

Geraghty describes the practice of criminal law in the courts of Cook County IL in 1929, using a 1929 study of Cook County's criminal justice system and one high-profile case, 'People v. Fisher.' In the case, the defendants, all of whom were black, were sentenced to death and executed...

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Published in:The journal of criminal law & criminology 2002, Vol.92 (3/4), p.555-608
Main Author: Geraghty, Thomas F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1929 AD
Administration of criminal justice
Attorneys
Bank robberies
Cook County Illinois
Counties
Criminal justice
Criminal justice, Administration of
Criminal Law
Criminals
Criminology
Defendants
Ethnicity
History
Illinois
Juries
Law
Legislation
Litigation
Media
Murder
Murders & murder attempts
Police
Prosecuting attorneys
Race
Shotguns
States attorney
Trials
U.S.A
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Summary:Geraghty describes the practice of criminal law in the courts of Cook County IL in 1929, using a 1929 study of Cook County's criminal justice system and one high-profile case, 'People v. Fisher.' In the case, the defendants, all of whom were black, were sentenced to death and executed. The killing in the fisher case, while it occurred during the commission of a felony (bank robbery), was not premeditated.
ISSN:0091-4169
2160-0325
DOI:10.2307/1144238