{"product_id":"the-insanity-defense-and-the-mad-murderess-of-shaker-heights-examining-the-trial-of-mariann-colby-paperback","title":"The Insanity Defense and the Mad Murderess of Shaker Heights: Examining the Trial of Mariann Colby - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Tabac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey have no witnesses. They have no case.\u003c\/i\u003e With this blunt observation, Mariann Colby--an attractive, church-going Shaker Heights, Ohio, mother and housewife--bet a defense psychiatrist that she would not be convicted of murder. A lack of witnesses was not the only problem that would confront the State of Ohio in 1966, which would seek to prosecute her for shooting to death Cremer Young Jr., her son's nine-year-old playmate: Colby had deftly cleaned up after herself by hiding the child's body miles from her home and concealing the weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThus, this \"highly intelligent\" woman, as she would be described at her trial, had hedged a little on her wager. Not only were there no witnesses to the crime, but there was not a shred of physical evidence to pin the slaying on her. Under the usual forensic standards, her wager was spot on; the probabilities were that she would get away with it. But as the Shaker Heights police found themselves stymied by an investigation that was going nowhere, Mariann Colby upped the ante a bit. Under intense questioning, she broke down, claiming the gun had accidentally discharged. The state thought it had its capital murder case, but Mariann Colby's bet against it would be right on the money.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs her trial unfolds in the book, the imprecision of her insanity defense confounds the judges, and psychiatrists disagree about her diagnosis. To make matters worse, the panel of judges that initially tried Colby was so confused by what they'd heard that they did not reach a decision consistent with the law of the state. This led to a \u003ci\u003esecond\u003c\/i\u003e trial and more conflicting psychiatric opinions, another controversial judgment, and clashing trial outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter reading \u003ci\u003eThe Insanity Defense and the Mad Murderess of Shaker Heights\u003c\/i\u003e, readers--and the many childhood friends of the slain boy whose painful reminiscences are set forth in the book--will contemplate whether Mariann Colby did indeed get away with murder. In addition, those interested in legal history will find much of value in Tabac's discussions of the case and its use of an insanity defense strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Tabac\u003c\/b\u003e is a practicing lawyer and emeritus professor of law at Cleveland State University's Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He has published several law journal articles on a wide range of subjects and written about legal matters for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the producer and host of \u003ci\u003eThe Law and You\u003c\/i\u003e, an award-winning Cleveland radio program, and a legal commentator for WKYC-TV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48192505708803,"sku":"9781606353523","price":105.51,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/qu47nvK7h59781606353523.webp?v=1779360968","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-ae\/products\/the-insanity-defense-and-the-mad-murderess-of-shaker-heights-examining-the-trial-of-mariann-colby-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}