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Hanged Twice No Joke    by David Taylor
Price: $15.99 USD. 112040 words. Language: Commonwealth English. Published on March 23, 2013. Nonfiction » Law » Criminal.

This book is about Canadian and British Commonwealth history and administration of justice. There were at least two cases in which the defendants were hanged twice, Bennie Swim(m) having killed two people, and Henry Baldwin and James Lennan, having been convicted of murdering Clayton Tilton. These will be presented amongst others.
The Heat of Passion Doctrine: Killing Your Spouse & Getting Away with Murder    by Troy Veenstra
Price: $2.99 USD. 14270 words. Language: English. Published by Veenstra Publishing  on March 31, 2011. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Dysfunctional relationships.

In Maryland, for instance in 1994, Kenneth Peacock returned home to find his wife of several years in bed with another man. he spent several hours drinking and arguing with his adulterous wife before shooting her in the head with his single shot rifle. Thanks to the Heat of Passon Doctrine he only served 18 months in a work release program after being charged with 1st degree murder.