The language of murder cases : intentionality, predisposition, and voluntariness - Shuy, Roger W. (Oxford : Oxford University, 2014)
Introduction -- Murder laws and terminology -- Analyzing murder law terminology and evidence -- Linguistic profiling when there is no known murder suspect -- Intentionality and predisposition in murder cases -- Voluntariness in murder cases -- Voluntariness of mentally incapacitated suspects capacity -- Voluntariness of suspects impaired by alcohol or drugs -- Voluntariness of juvenile suspects -- Voluntariness of emotionally distraught suspects -- Reasonable doubt in murder cases.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-270) and index.
Keywords: Forensic linguistics -- United States; Murder trials -- United States