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by Paul H. Robinson


  38. This narrative is drawn primarily from the following sources: People v. Torres, 74 N.Y.2d 224 (1989); People v. Torres, 143 A.D.2d 40 (1988); Jonathan Ferziger, “Police Search Limited Unless Lives at Stake: Court Expands Protection of Suspects,” Times Union (Albany, NY), July 12, 1989, p. B6.

  39. Torres, 143 A.D.2d at 41.

  40. This narrative is primarily drawn from the following sources: Gary Cartwright, “Free to Kill,” Texas Monthly, August 1992, http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/free-kill; Mike Cochran, Associated Press, “McDuff Likely to Take Grisly Secrets to Grave,” Lubbock (TX) Avalanche Journal, 1996, http://lubbockonline.com/news/112496/mcduff.htm; National Museum of Crime and Punishment, “The Broomstick Killer,” Crime Museum, http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/the-broomstick-killer (accessed November 30, 2017).

  41. “Broomstick Killer.”

  42. Ibid.

  43. Ibid.

  44. Ibid.

  45. This narrative is drawn primarily from the following four sources: Bonin v. Calderon, 59 F.3d 815 (9th Cir. 1995); People v. Bonin, 46 Cal.3d 659 (1988); Joan Goulding, “‘Freeway Killer’ Suspect William Bonin Was a Man with…,” United Press International, November 4, 1981, http://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/11/04/Freeway-killer-suspect-William-Bonin-was-a-man-with/3420373698000/; Mark Gribben, “William Bonin: The Freeway Killer,” Crime Library, http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/bonin/day_1.html; Juan Ignacio Blanco, “William Bonin: The Freeway Killer,” Murderpedia, http://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/bonin-william.htm (accessed November 30, 2017); Andre N. Turner, “William Bonin—Freeway Killer,” True Crime Stories from the Reignmaker (blog), June 6, 2014, https://reignmaker1911.wordpress.com/2014/06/06/william-bonin-the-freeway-killer/ (accessed November 30, 2017).

  46. Bonin, 59 F.3d 815.

  47. Ibid.

  48. Ibid

  49. Goulding, “‘Freeway Killer’ Suspect.”

  50. The narrative was drawn from the following sources: John Bacon, “Judge Apologizes for Teen Rape Remarks, Not Sentence,” USA Today, September 6, 2013; Laura Collins, “Exclusive: Cherry Was Raped by Her Teacher at 14 and Shunned for Reporting It. Then She Shot Herself Dead in Her Mother's Bed. Now Her Mom Reveals Her ‘Living Hell’ and Fury That Attacker Got Just 30 Days Jail,” Daily Mail (London), August 28, 2013; Crimesider Staff, “Montana Rape Case Update: State Prosecutors Appeal 30-Day Sentence in Case of Teacher Who Raped Student, 14,” CBS News, September 4, 2013, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/montana-rape-case-update-state-prosecutors-appeal-30-day-sentence-in-case-of-teacher-who-raped-student-14/ (accessed November 30, 2017); Crimesider Staff, “Montana Rape Case: Stacey Rambold to Be Released after Serving 30 Days for Rape of 14-Year-Old,” CBS News, September 26, 2013, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/montana-rape-case-stacey-rambold-to-be-released-after-serving-30-days-for-rape-of-14-year-old/ (accessed November 30, 2017); “Protesters Call for Billings Judge to Resign over 31-Day Sentence, Remarks about Rape Victim,” MTN News, August 29, 2013, http://www.krtv.com/news/protesters-call-for-billings-judge-to-resign-over-31-day-sentence-remarks-about-rape-victim/.

  51. Collins, “Exclusive: Cherry Was Raped.”

  52. Ibid.

  53. Crimesider, “Montana Rape Case.”

  54. Collins, “Exclusive: Cherry Was Raped.”

  55. Ibid.

  56. Eskew v. State, Indiana Court of Appeals, unpublished opinion, June 5, 2008, http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/06050804ewn.pdf (accessed November 30, 2017); Lori Caldwell, “Old Insult Ends in Man's Death,” Merrillville (IN) Post-Tribune, June 8, 2006; Ruth Anne Krause, “Eskew Defense Says Killer Not Known,” Merrillville (IN) Post-Tribune, June 6, 2007; “Two Jailed after Fatal Shooting at Gary Graduation,” wthr.com NBC, June 8, 2006; Ruth Anne Krause, “Gary Teen's Murder Charge Dismissed,” Merrillville (IN) Post-Tribune, June 1, 2007; Ruth Anne Krause, “Isaiah Eskew Convicted of Reckless Homicide,” Merrillville (IN) Post-Tribune, June 9, 2007; Ruth Anne Krause, “Probation in Graduation Shooting,” Merrillville (IN) Post-Tribune, July 28, 2007.

  57. This narrative is derived from the following sources: R. L. Nave, “Of Love and Pardons: How They Met,” Jackson (MI) Free Press, February 15, 2012, http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2012/feb/15/of-love-and-pardons-how-they-met (accessed November 30, 2017); “Barbour Frees Convicted Murderer,” Fox Memphis, January 11, 2012, http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/18509660/barbour-frees-convicted-murderer; Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press, “Miss. Gov. Barbour Pardons Convicted Killer,” San Diego Union-Tribune, January 9, 2012, http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-miss-gov-barbour-pardons-convicted-killer-2012jan09-story.html (accessed November 30, 2017); Charles Hooker, 87 So.3d 401, 402 (Miss. 2012); Campbell Robertson, “Mississippi Governor, Already Criticized on Pardons, Rides a Wave of Them out of Office,” New York Times, January 11, 2012, p. A11; Martin Savidge and Rich Phillips, “Pardoned Mississippi Killer Says He Wasn't on the Run,” CNN, January 14, 2012, http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/justice/mississippi-pardons/index.html (accessed November 30, 2017); “Governor Haley Barbour Pardons 2004–2012,” Clarion Ledger (Jackson, MI), January 12, http://www.clarionledger.com/assets/pdf/D0183728110.PDF; “Barbour Frees Convicted Murderer,” Fox Memphis, January 11, 2012, http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/18509660/barbour-frees-convicted-murderer.

  58. “Barbour Frees Convicted Murderer.”

  59. “Miss. Gov. Barbour Pardons Convicted Killer.”

  60. The narrative is drawn from the following sources: Cook County Sheriff's Police Department Report, March 17, 1978; Sheriff's Police Department, Supplementary Report, May 18, 1978; interview by Ryan McLennan with Lauren Kustudick in Glenview, IL, November 28, 2000.

  61. McLennan, “Interview.”

  62. Ibid.

  63. The narrative is drawn from the following sources: Cane v. State, 560 A.2d 1063 (1989); Associated Press, “Court Overturns Conviction,” Sumter (SC) Item, June 20, 1989; Associated Press, “13 Years Later, Arrest Made in Murder of SC Truck Driver,” Sumter (SC) Item, February 3, 1987, p. 8B; “Search Not Over,” Herald-Journal (Logan, UT), December 12, 1976.

  64. This narrative is drawn primarily from the following sources: Pat Reavy, “Acquitted Man Says He's Guilty,” Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT), January 19, 2006, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635177435/Acquitted-man-says-hes-guilty (accessed November 30, 2017); “Man Confesses to Murder after Being Acquitted,” Larry King Live, CNN, January 27, 2006, http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0601/27/lkl.01.html (accessed November 30, 2017).

  65. Ibid.

  66. Bolden v. Warden, W. Tennessee High Sec. Facility, 194 F.3d 579 (5th Cir. 1999); State v. Bolden, 680 So.2d 6 (La. App. 3 Cir., Apr. 17, 1996); Christopher Rose, “Basketball Slayings: Is Boyfriend Killer, or a Freak Victim?” New Orleans Times Picayune, July 9, 1989; “Bolden Faces Perjury Charge in Louisiana,” Memphis Commercial Appeal, March 10, 1992; “Acquitted Man Booked with Perjury,” New Orleans Times Picayune, August 29, 1991; “Man Guilty of Perjury Connected with Slaying,” Dallas Morning News, January 21, 1995; Lawrence Buser, “Families Believe They, System Were Fooled by Smiling 2-Time Killer,” Memphis Commercial Appeal, March 9, 1992.

  AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), 114, 115, 237

  Albany, New York, 179, 273

  ALF (Animal Liberation Front), 133–37, 244–45

  Amherst, New York, 260

  animal rights, 106, 109, 248

  organizations (ALF), 133–37, 244–45

  antiabortion, 107, 140–42

  arbitrary outcomes of justice system, 197, 218

  assault, 20, 25, 52, 99, 160, 193, 240, 252, 253

  Ayree, Manuel, 86–89, 238–39

  Balch Springs, Texas, 19

  Baltimore, Maryland, 122–26, 207

  Black Lives Matter, 166

  Black October, 122–26

  Black Panthers, 39, 44

  blameworthy offender, 13, 30, 81, 85, 106, 217–19, 302

  blowback, 15, 199, 201–14, 225–26

  ineffecti
ve prosecution, 210–13

  other causes of the downward dynamics, 213–14

  stop snitching, 202–206

  witness intimidation, 206–10

  Bogalusa, Mississippi, 37

  Bosket, Willie, 177–80, 250

  Bradford, Bill, 55–59

  Broadman, Mandy, 78

  Bronx County, New York, 207

  Brookhaven, Mississippi, 34

  Broshears, Ray, 43–45, 234

  Bryant, Roy, 34–35, 233–34

  Buffalo, New York, 91

  Bush, George H. W., 242

  Cabey, Darrell, 51–52, 54, 190, 248

  Cahill, Michael, 63

  Campbell, Tracy, 56–59

  Capote, Truman, 223

  carjacking, 193

  Castle Doctrine, 248

  Chester, Pennsylvania, 74

  Chin, Vincent, 75–77, 173, 237–38

  civil disobedience, 196

  classic vigilantes, 15–17, 60, 147–50, 157, 188, 229, 231

  classic vigilantes vs. shadow vigilantes, 195–97, 215–16

  inspiration for action, 49, 150, 159

  Clinton, Bill, 36, 80–81, 238

  Clinton, Hillary, 80–81

  cocaine. See drugs

  community, damage and danger to, 215–24

  importance of lay views, 216–20

  moral credibility, 221–24

  prosecuting vigilantes, 215–16

  community action, 122–23, 129–32, 242, 304

  community disillusionment, 189–90, 215–18, 225, 229–31

  caused by governmental failures, 13–14, 22–25, 31, 42–43, 102–108, 128–29

  due to legal technicalities, 63–92, 201, 213, 221, 253–76

  drug-related causes of, 111–26

  See also doctrines of disillusionment

  community drug wars, 111–26

  Black October, 122–26

  burning crack houses, 119–22

  cocaine epidemic, 115–16

  Herman Wrice, 117–19

  Oberia Dempsey, 111–13

  Rosa Lee, 114–15

  community views

  indifference of the system, 105, 221–24, 215–18, 229–31, 239–40

  of legal rules, 15–16, 30–31, 160, 215–18, 219–21

  sources of outrage, 121–22, 133, 155–56, 162, 189–90, 224, 229, 242

  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), 37–39

  Cook, Deanna, 19–24, 27, 61, 235–36

  courts, reputation of the, 123–26, 223, 245

  crack cocaine. See drugs

  credibility

  erosion of the systems, 145–58, 183–97, 201–202, 218

  lost due to deviating from justice, 176, 195–99, 213–27

  moral authority, 13–16, 30–31, 206, 230–31, 290, 318

  protecting the system's, 61–62, 182

  of vigilante action, 105, 138, 214

  crime

  control, 95, 213, 227–28

  enhancing through the system's reputation, 217–18, 230–31

  gained by community action, 117, 131–32

  lost through disillusionment, 14–16, 201, 206

  lost through unjust legal practices, 27, 30, 62, 187, 213

  politics, 176, 179–80, 218

  failure to report, 196

  prevention, 62, 167–68, 183, 214

  rates, 15, 119, 173, 206–209, 213

  reporting, 112, 196, 216

  Crime Control Act, 313

  criminal code, 193, 194, 311–12

  criminal justice process, 195, 215

  criminal law

  moral credibility, 13–16, 30–31, 206, 230–31, 290, 318

  reputation, 73, 229–31

  for doing justice, 92, 218–19, 225–26

  improving communities’ views of, 93, 217–19, 226

  as a moral authority, 217–19, 224

  as a source of injustice, 52, 201, 221–24

  criminal responsibility, 179, 218

  Crown Heights, New York, 129–32, 243–44

  culpability, 17, 55, 92, 105, 174, 194

  Cunningham, Rosa Lee, 114–15

  Dallas, Texas, 214, 236

  Davis, Richard Allen, 171–72, 249–50

  Deacons for Defense and Justice, 37–39, 110

  defensive force. See self-defense

  Dempsey, Oberia, 111–13, 115, 116

  Detroit, Michigan, 75, 105, 119–22, 188, 240

  Devi, Sampat Pal, 46–48, 235

  Dictionary Hill, California, 24–26, 30, 61, 236–37

  diplomatic immunity, 86–89, 238–39

  distorting effect, 15, 30, 60, 68, 145, 159, 182, 199, 214

  Dobson, Sherman, 125–26

  doctrines of disillusionment, 13, 15, 62, 221, 230–31, 290, 320

  criminal justice as a game, 62–67, 194, 205, 213, 219, 229, 253–58

  See also double jeopardy; exclusionary rule; jury nullification; statute of limitations; “testilying”

  double jeopardy, 81, 82–85, 209, 227, 274–75, 275–76

  downward spiral

  due to loss of credibility, 15–17, 31, 145, 197–202

  stopping the, 225–26

  stop snitching movement, 202–206

  witness intimidation prevents prosecutions, 210–13

  witness intimidation problem, 206–10, 212

  Draconian legislation, 30, 172, 214, 216

  drugs, 78, 98, 111–25, 127, 155, 173, 242, 254, 262

  cocaine, 74–75, 114–17, 174, 182, 242, 255–56, 264

  crack, 116–20, 162, 242

  crime rates, 115, 118, 119

  heroin, 111–16

  laws, 113, 173

  legislation, 204

  marijuana, 174, 262

  methamphetamine, 174, 176, 274–75

  PCP, 21

  Ebens, Ronald, 75–77, 237–38

  empirical studies, 160, 166–67, 174, 186, 216, 220–21, 318

  entrapment defense, 89

  Essex, New Jersey, 204

  excessive force, 164, 166, 214, 216

  excessive sentencing, 15, 173–74, 176, 202

  exclusionary rule, 55–68, 70–75, 89, 183, 185–87, 213, 227, 259–67

  excusing factors, 105

  Eyler, Larry, 71–75, 213, 227, 237

  FALN (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional), 79–81, 238

  Ferguson, Cornelius, 74

  Ferguson Effect, 214

  Ferro, Alfio, 69–70

  Fifth Amendment, 68, 70, 81

  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 242

  Fort Worth, Texas, 98–100, 239

  Fourth Amendment, 70, 186, 267

  fruit of the poisonous tree, 73, 222–23

  gangs, 40, 119–20, 206–209, 211–13, 251

  Goetz, Bernhard, 51–54, 159–61, 190, 247–48

  gold rush, 40–43

  governmental obligation

  must be taken seriously, 31, 42–43, 128–29, 143

  often goes unfulfilled, 22–25, 102–108, 215

  to protect citizens, 19, 22, 95–96, 143, 168

  to provide justice, 13–14, 132

  to punish offenders, 215

  under the social contract, 13–14, 54, 95–96, 110, 129

  Gridine, Shimeek, 180

  Gulabi Gang. See Pink Gang

  Harlem, New York, 111–13, 177

  Harper, John, Jr., 24–26, 28–29, 236

  Hart, Brooke, 100–104

  Healy, Kevin, 65–67, 213

  Hernando, Mississippi, 271

  heroin. See drugs

  Hicks, Robert, 37–39

  HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), 114

  Holmes, Jack, 101–104

  Horn, Joe, 161, 248

  Hounds (criminal gang), 40–41

  Houston, Texas, 64

  Hyland, Tyrone, 74

  Ice Cube, 202–204

  Ignatow, Mel, 82–85, 209, 213, 227

  illegal search, 15, 55, 183–90, 223, 227, 266

  immaturity defense, 179–
80

  immoral action, 14, 27, 126, 183

  immoral system, 188, 195–96

  injustice, avoiding, 201, 225–26

  in the courts, 16, 35–36, 73, 77, 188, 191–94

  importance of, 17, 42–43, 137–38, 176

  increased crime control by, 127, 131–32

  legislation, through, 16, 61–62, 81–89, 170–82

  police actions, 44–45, 55–59, 183–88

  systems commitment to, 16, 132, 147

  insanity defense, 102

  Intuitions of Justice and the Utility of Desert (Robinson), 216, 318

  Jacksonville, Florida, 181

  Johnson, Lyndon B., 36

  judicial discretion, 13, 15, 75, 77, 195–96, 223, 268, 270–71

  exercise of, 13, 15, 73–81, 173, 268, 270–71

  jury nullification, 35, 54, 121, 162–67, 196, 214

  justice

  failures of, 110, 216, 230

  avoiding, 61–63, 199, 201, 216

  cause loss of reputation, 31, 73–74, 81, 183

  as a source of outrage, 60–62, 108, 180

  as a trigger for vigilante action, 15, 55, 93, 225

  indifference to

  breaching the social contract (Cook, Palm), 19–24, 27–28

  as a criminal law policy, 13, 127, 183, 195–96, 223–24

  forcing action, 28–29, 111–13, 188–90

  by politicians, 15, 170–82, 201

  provokes outrage, 62, 62, 105, 216–17

  tolerable failure, 26–27

  vigilante echo, 30–31, 150, 199–14

  See also doctrines of disillusionment

  Justice, Liability & Blame (Robinson and Darley), 160

  justice-frustrating rules, 16, 70, 89, 92, 176, 214, 230

  justice system

  arbitrary outcomes of, 197, 218

  avoidable failures of, 61–63, 199, 216

  competing interest of, 63, 68, 208, 227–28

  credibility, 16, 33–36, 89, 106, 147–48

  frustration with, 14, 30, 33–39, 49–60, 120–21, 162, 170, 180, 229

  importance of reputation, 161, 197, 201, 206, 218–24, 227–28, 230–31

  ineffectiveness of, 30–31, 98–99, 116, 119–20, 147, 148, 162, 229

  manipulation of, 55, 145, 191, 201

  treating law as a game, 62–67, 194, 205, 213, 219, 229, 253–58

  undermining system, 13, 31, 122, 133, 136, 159, 216, 253–75

  effect on crime control, 15, 62, 183, 218

  to promote other goals, 221

  shadow vigilantism, through, 49, 95, 195, 201–202

 

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