The principal suspect of a mysterious triple murder is pressured into a confession and convicted of first-degree murder, which sets off a chain of events that changes the course of American legal history.
The principal suspect of a mysterious triple murder is pressured into a confession and convicted of first-degree murder, which sets off a chain of events that changes the course of American legal history.
Scott D. Seligman is a writer and historian. He is the author of several books, including Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York’s Chinatown and The First Chinese American: The Remarkable Life of Wong Chin Foo. His articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the Seattle Times, and the China Business Review, among other publications. He has worked as a legislative assistant to a member of the U.S. Congress, lobbied the Chinese government on behalf of American business, and managed a multinational public relations agency in China.
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List of Illustrations Preface Dramatis Personae Prologue: “The Best of Spirits Prevailed” 1. Three Men in a Tub 2. An Unwelcome Guest 3. Murder at the Mission 4. Incommunicado 5. Interrogation 6. Confession 7. Indictment and Trial 8. Appeal 9. The Third Degree 10. The Supreme Court 11. Retrial 12. Freedom 13. The Wickersham Report 14. The Road to Miranda Epilogue Chronology Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Preface Dramatis Personae Prologue: “The Best of Spirits Prevailed” 1. Three Men in a Tub 2. An Unwelcome Guest 3. Murder at the Mission 4. Incommunicado 5. Interrogation 6. Confession 7. Indictment and Trial 8. Appeal 9. The Third Degree 10. The Supreme Court 11. Retrial 12. Freedom 13. The Wickersham Report 14. The Road to Miranda Epilogue Chronology Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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