H. L. Pohlman is professor of political science at Dickinson College. He is editor of Political Thought and the American Judiciary, published by the University of Massachusetts Press.
"A thought-provoking account of a senseless crime. It will provide those troubled by our country's imperfect criminal justice system much to think about."--Legal Times "A death-penalty trial is lent a fascinating air by its very low-profile, routine nature in Pohlman's careful, revelatory delineation of the legal process. . . . Here is a lucid narrative of a typical murder trial, written to give the average citizen a taste of how our legal process works when not turned by the media glare into a prurient sideshow."--Kirkus Reviews "An unusual and provocative view of both the workings of the criminal justice system and its social context. In particular, Pohlman's probing of the cast of characters exposes the complexities of decision-making that emerge in a criminal investigation, in a prosecution of this magnitude and in the defense of a person accused of murder and facing the possibility of the death penalty."--Janet Rifkin, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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