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Title: Power to Hurt: Inside a Judge's Chambers Sexual Assault, Corruption, and the Ultimate Reversal of Justice for Women

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Paperback, 1997

Synopsis
An account of a small-town judge who pathologically raped and abused female staff members for years. In the small county of Dyer, Tennessee, David Lanier and his brother James were respectively judge and district attorney. With threats that seemed all too enforceable in a small town, Judge Lanier succeeded in keeping the abused women silent until one woman reported him to the FBI, thus beginning an intricate and creative effort to bring Judge Lanier to justice. Winner of the 1997 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime.

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Language:        English

Size
Length:        374 Pages
Weight:        1.3 Pounds
Height:         9.8 Inches
Width:          6.5 Inches
Thickness:    1.5 Inches



Publisher Notes
This title encompasses the landmark federal case against Judge David Lanier, who was sentenced in April 1993 to 25 years without parole for having violated the civil rights of six women.



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Power to Hurt: Inside a Judge's Chambers Sexual Assault, Corruption, and the Ultimate Reversal of Justice for Women and it was written by Darcy O'Brien. This edition of Power to Hurt: Inside a Judge's Chambers Sexual Assault, Corruption, and the Ultimate Reversal of Justice for Women is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is March 1996 and it has a suggested retail price of $24. There are 374 pages in the book and it was published by Harpercollins. The 10 digit ISBN is 0060179597 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780060179595. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.