The United States of America versus Theodore John Kaczynski : ethics, power and the invention of the Unabomber

Date:

©1999.

Author:

Mello, Michael.

Collecting Area:

Rare Books

Publisher:

Context Books

ISBN:

1893956016

Abstract:

"On January 22, 1998, after a dramatic behind-the-scenes legal struggle, Montana recluse Theodore Kaczynski entered an unconditional plea of guilt in exchange for three life sentences. There were competing views on Kaczynski: hero of radical environmentalism, paranoid schizophrenic, insidious sociopath, revolutionary, Machiavellian genius. Only one thing was clear: Ted Kaczynski did not get his day in court."--BOOK JACKET. "This is the story of a court system that lost sight of its constitutional duties. Mello traces a path through the ethical hall of mirrors created by Kaczynski's capital defense to expose the conflicts of interest and the ideological underpinnings that led to the plea he now seeks to vacate."--BOOK JACKET. "Other details of the proceedings, such as the prosecution's plan to use Kaczynski's private journals, are equally disturbing. Mello analyzes the private diaries of public figures including Anne Frank, Ronald Reagan, Mary Chestnut, and Bob Packwood, raising troubling questions about our Constitution's ability to protect individual privacy."--BOOK JACKET.

Physical Description:

367 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

Special Collections' copy is part of the Michael Mello Papers. LOCAL

Subjects:

Trials (Murder) California Sacramento, Trials (Terrorism) California Sacramento, Criminal justice, Administration of United States Case studies, Criminal justice, Administration of, Trials (Murder), and Trials (Terrorism)

Genres/Forms:

Trial and arbitral proceedings, Case studies, Trials, litigation, etc, Case studies, Trial and arbitral proceedings. lcgft, and Case studies. lcgft

Names:

Kaczynski, Theodore John, 1942- Trials, litigation, etc and Kaczynski, Theodore John, 1942-

Geographic Terms:

California Sacramento and United States