The Jealous Mistress
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- Synopsis
- Robert Traver first introduced America to his privileged inside view of the intricacies of the Law with the now classic novel Anatomy of a Murder. As a former district attorney, state supreme court judge, long-time legal practitioner and professional writer, Mr. Traver is particularly qualified to reveal the many nuances and vagaries of the Law with authority, insight and wit. In The Jealous Mistress -- an intriguing collection of accounts of actual legal cases -- Traver takes us on another expedition into the mysteries of the law. Some of the absorbing questions his cases raise are: Can a person inherit under the will of a testator he has murdered? Can a person be guilty of attempted murder if he used an empty gun? Have there been any instances of slavery in twentieth-century America? May a defendant in a murder case insist upon being hypnotized to aid in his defense? Is it indecent exposure for nudists to meet in private? Can a man legally be convicted of the rape of his own wife? Or of a sleeping woman? Or by impersonating the victim's husband? The reader will find a motley assortment of wrongdoers and wronged, of villains and victims, of foxes and lambs, of angels and knaves, of the arrogant and the bewildered, of informers and reformers. "Every legal case that ever happened is essentially a story," the author says in his Preface, "the story of aroused, pulsing, actual people fighting each other or the state for something: for money, for property, for power, pride, honor, love, freedom, even for life -- and quite often, one suspects, for the pure unholy joy of fighting." The Jealous Mistress shows the remarkable continuity of the law, its resilience and adaptability, and the dedication to justice of most of the legal profession. It also demonstrates, as Traver says, "that the law is the difference between a debate and an alley fight," and finally that "however chaotic and uncertain modern life might appear, we still live by the rule of Law."
- Copyright:
- 1967
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 171 Pages
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown and Company
- Date of Addition:
- 02/17/09
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert Traver
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
- Submitted By:
- Mickey Prahin
- Proofread By:
- Kristin Mills
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.