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Law Student Kills Medical Student: The Trial of James Clark Thornton III.
- Source :
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Tennessee Bar Journal . Feb2014, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p27-38. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The article discusses the murder trial of Memphis State Law School student James "Jim" Clark Thornton III in June 1984 for his alleged role in the shooting death of medical student Mark Allen McConkey, focusing on Tennessee criminal procedure and sentencing rules. Other topics include life sentences, the murder-related element of malice, and premeditation under the Tennessee Code Annotated. It states that upon remand, Thornton was sentenced to four years for voluntary manslaughter.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 04972325
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Tennessee Bar Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 93917879