The language of murder cases : intentionality, predisposition, and voluntariness /
Roger W. Shuy.
- New York Oxford University Press 2014
- viii, 274 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-270) and index.
Introduction -- Murder laws and terminology -- Analyzing murder law terminology and evidence -- Linguistic profiling when there is no known murder suspect -- Intentionality and predisposition in murder cases -- Voluntariness in murder cases -- Voluntariness of mentally incapacitated suspects capacity -- Voluntariness of suspects impaired by alcohol or drugs -- Voluntariness of juvenile suspects -- Voluntariness of emotionally distraught suspects -- Reasonable doubt in murder cases.
9780199354832 (hardback : alk. paper)
2013028107
Forensic linguistics--United States. Murder trials--United States.