Murder in the Supreme Court

Murder in the Supreme Court PDF Author: Margaret Truman
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795346182
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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Justice must be served when a chief clerk is killed in this mystery by the New York Times–bestselling author. When Clarence Sutherland, chief clerk of the Supreme Court, is found dead, Lt. Martin Teller of the DC police and Susanna Pinscher of the Justice Department are pulled together to find the killer. It turns out that Sutherland had a lot of confidential information on important people, and any one of them could be responsible for his death. But one startling clue seems to implicate the high court itself: Sutherland was found slumped over in the chief justice’s chair. Did the clerk know something that the top judge, and perhaps even the president himself, didn’t want revealed? Teller and Pinscher intend to find out . . . From the daughter of President Harry Truman, an expert at depicting the details of life inside the beltway, Murder in the Supreme Court provides an intriguing peek into the world of Washington’s powerful justice system. “Truman’s hints as to the real state of Washington are terrifying if true.” —Chicago Sun-Times “A dazzling series.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Murder in the Supreme Court

Murder in the Supreme Court PDF Author: Margaret Truman
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795346182
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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Book Description
Justice must be served when a chief clerk is killed in this mystery by the New York Times–bestselling author. When Clarence Sutherland, chief clerk of the Supreme Court, is found dead, Lt. Martin Teller of the DC police and Susanna Pinscher of the Justice Department are pulled together to find the killer. It turns out that Sutherland had a lot of confidential information on important people, and any one of them could be responsible for his death. But one startling clue seems to implicate the high court itself: Sutherland was found slumped over in the chief justice’s chair. Did the clerk know something that the top judge, and perhaps even the president himself, didn’t want revealed? Teller and Pinscher intend to find out . . . From the daughter of President Harry Truman, an expert at depicting the details of life inside the beltway, Murder in the Supreme Court provides an intriguing peek into the world of Washington’s powerful justice system. “Truman’s hints as to the real state of Washington are terrifying if true.” —Chicago Sun-Times “A dazzling series.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Murder at the Supreme Court

Murder at the Supreme Court PDF Author: Martin Clancy
Publisher:
ISBN: 1616146486
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 412

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Offers a unique behind the scenes look at the capital punishment cases that made it to the highest court in the land.

Courting Death

Courting Death PDF Author: Carol S. Steiker
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674737423
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401

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Refusing to eradicate the death penalty, the U.S. has attempted to reform and rationalize capital punishment through federal constitutional law. While execution chambers remain active in several states, Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker argue that the fate of the American death penalty is likely to be sealed by this failed judicial experiment.

Murder in the Supreme Court

Murder in the Supreme Court PDF Author: Margaret Truman
Publisher: G K Hall & Company
ISBN: 9780816135165
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 393

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" A thriller...a novel...a fun thing, an entertainment and good reading." LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEWWho would want to kill Clarence Sutherland, a bright and handsome young man? The answer: practically everybody.

Murder in the Smithsonian

Murder in the Smithsonian PDF Author: Margaret Truman
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 079534502X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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In a mystery replete with “nonstop action and a brilliantly evocative setting,” a noted historian is murdered at the National Museum of Art (Booklist). Dr. Lewis Tunney, a brilliant historian who had stumbled onto an international art scandal, was brutally murdered in front of two hundred guests at an elegant party at the Smithsonian. Taking the case, DC police Cpt. Mac Hanrahan begins to uncover a web of secrets, lies, and revenge surrounding the historian’s killing. From the deceased Tunney’s strong-willed fiancée, Heather McBean, to the congressmen with secrets to hide, Hanrahan finds himself unsure who to believe. Soon after, two more murders add to the intrigue. Murder in the Smithsonian is the fourth volume in Margaret Truman’s beloved Capital Crimes series, in which Truman enlivens history with her first-hand knowledge as the daughter of US President Harry S. Truman. Each of the novels revolve around Washington, DC, and its landmarks. The Smithsonian’s museums, with their quirky staff, forensic scientists, and sometimes-spooky exhibits are the perfect setting for a thrilling political crime novel. “Truman’s novels of Washington will continue to entertain both mystery and Washington buffs.” —The Washington Post

Margaret Truman Thrillers

Margaret Truman Thrillers PDF Author: Margaret Truman
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795351364
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 729

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These three political thrillers by the acclaimed author—and daughter of President Harry Truman—offer an insider’s look into the dangerous shadows of D.C. Murder in the Supreme Court When Clarence Sutherland, Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court, is found dead, Lieutenant Martin Teller of the Washington Police and Susanna Pincher of the Justice Department are pulled together to find the killer. Murder on Embassy Road When a British Ambassador drops dead at his own gala, everyone suspects his Iranian valet—who has suddenly disappeared. But knowing the Ambassador’s reputation for womanizing and shady financial deals, Washington Metro’s Captain Sal Morizio digs deeper. Murder at the FBI FBI Agents Ross Lizenby and Christine Saksis are in a showdown with their own Bureau when they investigate the murder of a fellow agent at the J. Edgar Hoover Building. While the higher-ups want the case closed quickly, the trail leads to disturbing secrets among them.

Capital Crimes

Capital Crimes PDF Author: Margaret Truman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780345485175
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 948

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From a former first daughter and bestselling author comes three classic Capital Crimes mysteries in one thrilling volume: "Murder in the Supreme Court; Murder in the CIA; " and "Murder in the House."

Cruel & Unusual

Cruel & Unusual PDF Author: John D. Bessler
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1555537170
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 474

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This indispensable history of the Eighth Amendment and the founders' views of capital punishment is also a passionate call for the abolition of the death penalty based on the notion of cruel and unusual punishment

Death and the Supreme Court

Death and the Supreme Court PDF Author: Elijah Barrett Prettyman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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The Third Degree

The Third Degree PDF Author: Scott D. Seligman
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1640120602
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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If you've ever seen an episode of Law and Order, you can probably recite your Miranda rights by heart. But you likely don't know that these rights had their roots in the case of a young Chinese man accused of murdering three diplomats in Washington DC in 1919. A frantic search for clues and dogged interrogations by gumshoes erupted in sensational news and editorial coverage and intensified international pressure on the police to crack the case. Part murder mystery, part courtroom drama, and part landmark legal case, The Third Degree is the true story of a young man's abuse by the Washington police and an arduous, seven-year journey through the legal system that drew in Warren G. Harding, William Howard Taft, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John W. Davis, and J. Edgar Hoover. The ordeal culminated in a sweeping Supreme Court ruling penned by Justice Louis Brandeis that set the stage for the Miranda warning many years later. Scott D. Seligman argues that the importance of the case hinges not on the defendant's guilt or innocence but on the imperative that a system that presumes one is innocent until proven guilty provides protections against coerced confessions. Today, when the treatment of suspects between arrest and trial remains controversial, when bias against immigrants and minorities in law enforcement continues to deny them their rights, and when protecting individuals from compulsory self-incrimination is still an uphill battle, this century-old legal spellbinder is a cautionary tale that reminds us how we got where we are today and makes us wonder how far we have yet to go.