Unlucky to the end : the story of Janise Marie Gamble / Richard W. Pound.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pound, Richard W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Female offenders--Alberta--Calgary--Biography.

Female offenders.

Police murders--Alberta--Calgary--History--20th century.

Police murders.

Bank robberies--Alberta--Calgary--History--20th century.

Bank robberies.

Judicial error--Canada.

Judicial error.

Female offenders--Canada--Biography.

Gamble, Janise, 1954-1989.

Gamble, Janise.

Gamble, Janise, 1954-1989--Trials, litigation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Unlucky to the End Richard Pound provides a detailed and thought-provoking examination of the circumstances of the robbery, the subsequent flight of the suspects and murder of the policeman, as well as the hostage scene that led to the death of one of the robbers. He uses transcripts from the Calgary trial to explore Gamble's conviction and details the efforts that, after fourteen years in the desolate Kingston Prison for Women, finally led to her parole.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Prologue

Vancouver

Robbery and Shootout

Initial Contacts and Opening Negotiations

Hostage Siege

End Game

On Trial for Murder

Legal Submissions, Charge to the Jury, and Verdict

Appeal and Rejection

Second Thoughts

Plan B

Supreme Court of Canada

Unlucky to the End

Conclusion

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612850332

9780773578623

0773578625

9781282850330

1282850334

9780773560390

0773560394

OCLC:

567922087