The Lincoln assassination conspiracy trial and its legacy / Frederick Hatch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hatch, Frederick, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial, Washington, D.C., 1865.

Trials (Conspiracy)--Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century.

Trials (Conspiracy).

Military courts--United States--History--19th century.

Military courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (463 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The eight people charged with conspiring to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln were tried by a military commission under military law. The author contends that this was illegal, since the civilian legal system was fully functioning. The many ways in which the defendants' rights were violated are described, as are the ways in which the trial testimony was either not accurate or not legally obtained. The trial is also compared with other incidents in which the U.S. military was used in police and judicial functions, with questionable results. The book is a warning against unchecked power by t

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1; THE CRIME; 2; JUDGES, JURY AND ACCUSED; 3; MILITARY JUSTICE; 4; PROSECUTION; 5; DEFENSE; 6; WITNESS OR DEFENDANT?; 7; VERDICT; 8; JUSTICE?; 9; HISTORY'S LONG SHADOW; SUMMATION; AFTERWORD; APPENDIX I: OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REGARDING SUSPENSION OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS; APPENDIX II: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION; APPENDIX III: OPINION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWER OF THE MILITARY TO TRY AND EXECUTE THE ASSASSINS OF THE PRESIDENT

APPENDIX IV: DIGEST OF OPINIONS OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE ARMYAPPENDIX V: INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE FIELD; CHAPTER NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; List of Names and Terms

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-228) and index.

ISBN:

1-4766-1699-X