Vols. 1-3 include section "Condensed reports of selected cases in Louisiana Courts of Appeal."

He exposes the myth of southern leniency in appellate homicide decisions and also shows how the southern judiciary contributed to and reflected larger trends in American legal development."--BOOK JACKET.

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