Depraved Heart. Patricia Cornwell
Читать онлайн.| Название | Depraved Heart |
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| Автор произведения | Patricia Cornwell |
| Жанр | Полицейские детективы |
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| Издательство | Полицейские детективы |
| Год выпуска | 0 |
| isbn | 9780007552481 |
This novel is entirely a work of fiction.
The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are
the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to
actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is
entirely coincidental.
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To Staci
LEGAL DEFINITIONS of “DEPRAVED HEART”
Void of social duty and fatally bent on mischief.
MAYES V. PEOPLE, ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT (1883)
Depraved indifference to human life.
PEOPLE V. FEINGOLD, COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW YORK (2006)
The dictate of a wicked, depraved and malignant heart;
Un disposition a faire un male chose; may be either
express, or implied in law.
WILLIAM BLACKSTONE, COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND (1769)
Herr God, Herr Lucifer
Beware
Beware.
Out of the ash
I rise with my red hair
And I eat men like air.
SYLVIA PLATH, “LADY LAZARUS,” 1965
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Legal Definitions of “Depraved Heart”