You Be the Judge: 20 True Crimes and Cases to Solve

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Sourcebooks, Inc., 2008 - Law - 594 pages

"This lively, original book is likely to be a milestone in America's ongoing fascination with the drama of trials and justice."
- Fred Graham, former chief anchor Court TV

Have you ever had the chance to decide the fate of another person? What would you do? In the real-life cases presented to you in this book, you will be the judge and the jury - making the ultimate decision between right and wrong.

  • Can you convict an abused woman who kills her husband because she is afraid he will beat her again?
  • What about a man who helps his best friend commit suicide to avoid a painful death?
  • Would you allow a feeding tube to be removed from a 92-year-old coma victim so she can die peacefully?

Put yourself in the place of the judge or one of the jurors as you read the details of each case. Many of these trials raise questions that go beyond the law to the heart of one's own moral code.

At the end of each case, after rendering your own verdict, you can read on to find out what really happened.

THE CASE IS NOW IN YOUR HANDS.

 

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Contents

State v Gene Goodlin
1
State v Roy Cartwright
41
State v Armando Cosimi
65
State v Maurice Vernon
89
State v Maria Carvalho
107
State v Stephen Sarko
131
Elise Warner Guardian for Rosa Moscini v Gunther Marx MD
151
State v Sam Kepner
171
State v Marlon Boyd
323
Caleb Peters v County of Wheeler and Two Deputy Sheriffs
361
State v Kurt Schaeffer
389
Escape or Die State v Eddie Carter
411
State v Edward Mayfield
433
State v Jason Tungstin
455
Lynn Daniels v Alan Kaufman MD
511
State v Henry Barker
539

State v James Alford
205
State v Tyrone Washburn
251
State v Paul Storm and George McClure
273
State v Gary Buckles
301
Jury Instructions
569
About the Author
577
Back Cover
579
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About the author (2008)

Judge Ehrenfreund is a graduate of Stanford Law School and was a trial judge of the Superior Court in California for thirty years. In 2001 the National Conference of State Trial Judges bestowed its prestigious Award of Judicial Excellence upon Judge Ehrenfreund at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association, an award given annually to one judge in the United States as trial judge of the year.

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