the Dallas nightclub murders and the Texas multiple murder law /
First Statement of Responsibility
Gary M. Lavergne.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Denton :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of North Texas Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xii, 270 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations.
SERIES
Series Title
North Texas crime and criminal justice ;
Volume Designation
no. 2
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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WORSE THAN DEATH; Contents; Acknowledgments; Author's Notes; 1 Disconcerting Stares; 2 Morocco; 3 "Pick on me"; 4 America; 5 The North Dallas Nightclub Scene; 6 A Position for Tragedy; 7 "Take that ... "; 8 "I came to kill you."; 9 "A miracle from God"; 10 For the State; 11 For the Defense; 12 "An altered state of consciousness"; 13 For the Jury; 14 "Dying by littles"; 15 Ad Seg; Notes on Sources; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In 1984, a Moroccan national gunned down seven people in a Dallas nightclub, killing six. Under 1984 statutes his crimes were not deemed capital murders and instead he was given life imprisonment. This work explores the case and subsequent change in "multiple murder" statute it brought about.