Avenging Lincoln’s Death

The Trial of John Wilkes Booth’s Accomplices

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Legal History, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
Cover of the book Avenging Lincoln’s Death by Thomas J. Reed, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Thomas J. Reed ISBN: 9781611478280
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Publication: November 12, 2015
Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Language: English
Author: Thomas J. Reed
ISBN: 9781611478280
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Publication: November 12, 2015
Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Language: English

Avenging Lincoln’s Death: The Trial of John Wilkes Booth’s Accomplices is an examination of the 1865 military commission trial of eight alleged accomplices of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin who murdered President Abraham Lincoln. The book analyzes the trial transcript and other relevant evidence relating to the guilt of Booth’s alleged accomplices, as well as a careful application of basic constitutional law principles to the jurisdiction of the military commission and the fundamental fairness of the trial. The author found that the military commission trial was unconstitutional and unfair because Congress never authorized trial by military commission for these eight civilians. President Johnson exceeded the scope of his authority as commander in chief by ordering the accomplices to be tried by military commission. He failed to follow the Habeas Corpus Act of 1863 that required him to turn over the alleged accomplices to civilian authorities for prosecution. The accomplices were convicted on perjured testimony and the Government was allowed to drag in unrelated evidence of Confederate atrocities to poison the minds of the panel of officers.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Avenging Lincoln’s Death: The Trial of John Wilkes Booth’s Accomplices is an examination of the 1865 military commission trial of eight alleged accomplices of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin who murdered President Abraham Lincoln. The book analyzes the trial transcript and other relevant evidence relating to the guilt of Booth’s alleged accomplices, as well as a careful application of basic constitutional law principles to the jurisdiction of the military commission and the fundamental fairness of the trial. The author found that the military commission trial was unconstitutional and unfair because Congress never authorized trial by military commission for these eight civilians. President Johnson exceeded the scope of his authority as commander in chief by ordering the accomplices to be tried by military commission. He failed to follow the Habeas Corpus Act of 1863 that required him to turn over the alleged accomplices to civilian authorities for prosecution. The accomplices were convicted on perjured testimony and the Government was allowed to drag in unrelated evidence of Confederate atrocities to poison the minds of the panel of officers.

More books from Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Cover of the book Communicative Engagement and Social Liberation by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Appropriating Shakespeare by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Transnational Na(rra)tion by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book The American Constitutional Tradition by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book The Formation of a National Audience in Italy, 1750–1890 by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Chicano While Mormon by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book The Making and Unmaking of Mediterranean Landscape in Italian Literature by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book A Handful of Mischief by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Roger Waters and Pink Floyd by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Cruelty and Desire in the Modern Theater by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Race and Hegemonic Struggle in the United States by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Pirandello’s Visual Philosophy by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Novel Histories by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Sentimentalism in Nineteenth-Century America by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Something Complete and Great by Thomas J. Reed
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy