The Language of Murder Cases: Intentionality, Predisposition, and Voluntariness

by Roger W. Shuy

The Language of Murder Cases describes fifteen court cases for which Roger W. Shuy served as an expert language witness. Investigations and trials in murder cases are guided by the important legal terms describing the mental states of defendants: intentionality, predisposition, and voluntariness. Unfortunately, statutes and dictionaries can provide only loose definitions, largely because mental states are virtually impossible to define. The meaning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199354839
• ISBN13: 9780199354832
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.3"