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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1154089093 Title: A drunkard's defense : alcohol, murder, and medical jurisprudence in nineteenth-century America Author: Michele Rotunda Publisher: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021] ISBN/ISSN: 9781625345530 1625345534 9781625345547 1625345542 OCLC:1154089093

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

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

Author:	Michele Rotunda
Publisher:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	"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 alcohol use created new categories of mental illness which, alongside changes in the law, formed the basis for defense Read more...
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Subjects	Drunkenness (Crime) -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History. Defense (Criminal procedure) -- United States -- History. Defense (Criminal procedure) View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	History
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Michele Rotunda Find more information about:
ISBN:	9781625345530 1625345534 9781625345547 1625345542
OCLC Number:	1154089093
Notes:	"In memory of Susan R. Schrepfer."
Description:	pages cm
Contents:	"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."
Responsibility:	Michele Rotunda.

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Examines a variety of court cases to explore the attitudes of nineteenth-century physicians, legal professionals, temperance advocates, and ordinary Americans toward the relationship between Read more...

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"Presenting a wealth of evidence, A Drunkard's Defense is a significant contribution, complementing other work on temperance and medical history and addressing the important and neglected topic of Read more...

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