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The Lazier Murder: Prince Edward County, 1884
by Sharpe, Robert J
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1442644214
- ISBN 13
- 9781442644212
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About This Item
Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2011. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; a few very light scratches to dust jacket; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; In December 1883, Peter Lazier was shot in the heart during a bungled robbert at a Prince Edward County farmhouse. Three local men, pleading innocence from start to finish, were arrested and charged with his murder. Two of them - Joseph Thomset and David Lowder - were sentenced to death by a jury of local citizens the following May. Nevertheless, appalled community members believed at least one of them to be innocent - even pleading with the prime minister, John A. Macdonald, to spare them from the gallows. The Lazier Murder explores a community's response to a crime, as well as the realization that it may have contributed to a miscarriage of justice. Robert J. Sharpe reconstructs and contextualizes the case using archival and contemporary newspaper accounts. The Lazier Murder provides an insightful look at the changing pattern of criminal justice in 19th century Canada and the enduring problem of wrongful convictions.
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- Bookseller
- Werdz Quality Used Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008156
- Title
- The Lazier Murder: Prince Edward County, 1884
- Author
- Sharpe, Robert J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1442644214
- ISBN 13
- 9781442644212
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON
- Date Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 192
- Keywords
- TRUE CRIME TRIAL MURDER PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY ONTARIO 19TH CENTURY CANADIAN HISTORY TRIAL WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
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- 0 g
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