Bibliograph

Perfect justice, a true crime book, Don Lasseter

Type

Label

Perfect justice, a true crime book, Don Lasseter

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

portraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Perfect justice

Oclc number

57206990

Responsibility statement

Don Lasseter

Sub title

a true crime book

Summary

Perfect Justice probes outrageous decisions by the Federal 9th Circuit Court in overturning death penalties. California Judge Donald A. McCartin, who sent nine men to death row, speaks out in fury when convicted child-killer Rodney Alcala's verdict was overturned after twenty-three years. The book chronicles Alcala's crimes and trials as well as the horrific murders committed by eight other killers who were sentenced by McCartin. The judge, called "Solomon with the sense of humor of Roy Bean reincarnated," provides a glimpse into his personal memoirs with a caustic insight into the appeals process and his encounters with rich and famous personalities. A must read for true-crime fans and those interested in the convoluted system of the appeals courts

Table Of Contents

Pt. I. The crime -- 1. Death of an angel -- 2. The suspect -- 3. Rodney Alcala in custody -- 4. The 1980 trial -- 5. Rose Bird's California Supreme Court -- Pt. II. Memoirs of a judge -- 6. The McCartin story (in his own words) -- 7. Here comes the judge -- Pt. III. McCartin's death row -- 8. The William Payton story -- 9. The Robert Thompson story -- 10. The Richard Ramirez story -- 11. The Martin Kipp story -- 12. The Randy Steven Kraft story -- 13. The James Gregory Marlow story -- 14. the Gregory Sturm story -- 15. The Richard Delmar Boyer story -- Pt. IV. Tortured justice -- 16. The second trial : McCartin's court -- 17. Agony of defeat

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