A Question of Intent: Alcoholic Insanity, Violence, and the Law in 19th-Century America

Alcohol and Drugs History Society 1
Coordinating Council for Women in History 1
Thursday, January 5, 2017: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Room 302 (Colorado Convention Center, Meeting Room Level)
Chair:
Thomas J. Balcerski, Eastern Connecticut State University
Papers:
Unintended Consequences: Delirium Tremens as a Defense to Murder
Michele Rotunda, Union County College
Much Like a Lunatic: The 1860 Pardon of William A. Choice and the Debate around His Alcohol Use, Head Injury, and the Murder He Committed
Leah Richier, University of Georgia
Not Quite Suicide: The Inebriated Self-Destruction of John Michael in Late 19th-Century St. Louis
Sarah Lirley McCune, University of Missouri–Columbia
Comment:
Thomas J. Balcerski, Eastern Connecticut State University
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