Worse than death : the Dallas nightclub murders and the Texas multiple murder law / Gary M. Lavergne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lavergne, Gary M., 1955-

Series:

North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 2.

North Texas crime and criminal justice ; no. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass murder--Texas--Dallas.

Mass murder.

Homicide--Texas.

Homicide.

Life imprisonment--Texas.

Life imprisonment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton : University of North Texas Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1984, a Moroccan national gunned down seven people in a Dallas nightclub, killing six. Under 1984 statutes his crimes were not deemed capital murders and instead he was given life imprisonment. This work explores the case and subsequent change in ""multiple murder"" statute it brought about.

Contents:

WORSE THAN DEATH; Contents; Acknowledgments; Author's Notes; 1 Disconcerting Stares; 2 Morocco; 3 "Pick on me"; 4 America; 5 The North Dallas Nightclub Scene; 6 A Position for Tragedy; 7 "Take that . . . "; 8 "I came to kill you."; 9 "A miracle from God"; 10 For the State; 11 For the Defense; 12 "An altered state of consciousness"; 13 For the Jury; 14 "Dying by littles"; 15 Ad Seg; Notes on Sources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contains bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-57441-421-6

1-4337-1050-1

1-4175-3147-9

OCLC:

191727852