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- Title
"Shall Law Stand for Naught?": The Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871 at Trial.
- Authors
Spitzerri, Paul R.
- Abstract
The article discusses an incident of violence carried out against Chinese residents of Los Angeles, California and the subsequent trial and acquittal of seven men deemed responsible for the deaths of these Chinese residents. The author also describes the inquest of the coroner who examined the nineteen dead Chinese persons. The convening of a Grand Jury and issuance of indictments to Los Angeles residents is detailed. Various trials relating to the killings are analyzed, including "People v. Kerren" in the Los Angeles County Court and "People v. Crenshaw."
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; LOS Angeles (Calif.); CHINESE Americans; ACQUITTALS; RACE riots; CORONERS; GRAND jury; INDICTMENTS; COUNTY courts; HISTORY of Los Angeles, California; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); CRIME victims; RACE relations
- Publication
California Legal History, 2008, Vol 3, p185
- ISSN
1930-4943
- Publication type
Article