| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portrait |
| Series |
Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest |
|
Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest.
|
| Contents |
Jury law and tradition in the antebellum Midwest -- The composition of juries in Sangamon County, Illinois, 1830/60 -- The work of jurors in the antebellum Illinois courtroom -- The struggle for legal power in Lincoln's America |
| Summary |
In the antebellum Midwest, Americans looked to the law, and specifically to the jury, to navigate the uncertain terrain of a rapidly changing society. During this formative era of American law, the jury served as the most visible connector between law and society. Through an analysis of the composition of grand and trial juries and an examination of their courtroom experiences, Stacy Pratt McDermott demonstrates how central the law was for people who lived in Abraham Lincoln's America. McDermott focuses on the status of the jury as a democratic institution as well as on the status of those |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Jury -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century
|
|
Jury -- Illinois -- Sangamon County -- History -- 19th century
|
|
Jury -- Middle West -- History -- 19th century
|
|
Justice, Administration of -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century
|
|
Justice, Administration of -- Illinois -- Sangamon County -- History -- 19th century
|
|
Justice, Administration of -- Middle West -- History -- 19th century
|
|
LAW -- Civil Procedure.
|
|
LAW -- Legal Services.
|
|
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch.
|
|
HISTORY -- General.
|
|
Jury
|
|
Justice, Administration of
|
|
Illinois
|
|
Illinois -- Sangamon County
|
|
Middle West
|
| Genre/Form |
History
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
9780821444290 |
|
0821444298 |
|
