You Be the Judge: 20 True Crimes and Cases to Solve

594 Pages·2008·3.14 MB·English

by  Judge Ehrenfreund

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Y OU BE T HE JUDGE
20
True Crimes and Cases
to Solve
J U D G E N O R B E R T E H R E N F R E U N D
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Copyright © 2008 by Judge Norbert Ehrenfreund
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ehrenfreund, Norbert.
You be the judge : 20 true crimes and cases for you to solve / by Norbert Ehrenfreund. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-57248-667-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Criminal justice, Administration of--United
States--Digests. 2. Criminal law--United States--Digests. 3. Criminal procedure--United States-
-Digests. I. Title.
KF9223.A53E37 2008
364.1--dc22
2008019309
Printed and bound in the United States of America.
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For Larry Treat (1903–1998), who inspired this book.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many people helped write this book, and I am deeply indebted to each of
them.
First of all, I wish to acknowledge my debt for his inspiration to my late dear
friend and former coauthor, Larry Treat. A nationally recognized mystery
writer, Larry draft ed several passages of the original manuscript.
I also wish to thank my wife, Jill, who not only typed the manuscript more
than once but also made many important editorial suggestions.
Att orneys who off ered their expertise were Richard Muir, Michael
Marrinan, Jerry Wallingford, Nelson Brav, George Beall, Lou Boyle,
Robert Grimes, Richard Sachs, Glen McAllister, Juliana Humphrey,
Elizabeth Semel, Jeff rey Reilly, Tom Adler, Kerry Steigerwalt, and Harvey
Levine. I am also grateful for the assistance of the late Judge Ben Hamrick
and Judge William Mudd.
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii
1. Can You Believe Th is Witness?
State v. Gene Goodlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. One Bullet Pierces Two Hearts
State v. Roy Cartwright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3. Stop or I’ll Shoot
State v. Armando Cosimi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4. Rape or Consensual Sex?
State v. Maurice Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
5. Revenge of the Batt ered Woman
State v. Maria Carvalho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
6. Assisted Suicide or Murder?
State v. Stephen Sarko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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