Abraham Samuel Goldstein
Abraham Samuel Goldstein (born July 27, 1925 in New York City , † August 20, 2005 in Woodbridge , Connecticut ) was an American legal scholar .
After completing school and participating in World War II as a soldier, Goldstein studied law and economics .
1956 Goldstein got a job at the Yale Law School and worked there from 1961 as a university lecturer for law. Goldstein was the dean of Yale Law School from 1970 to 1975 . In 1975 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . He lived in Woodbridge, Connecticut.
Publications
- 1967: The Insanity Defense
- 1977: The Myth of Judicial Supervision on Three Inquisitorial Systems
- 1980: The Passive Judiciary: Prosecutorial Discretion and the Guilty Plea
Web links
- Yale Law School: YLS Mourns Death of Abraham S. Goldstein; Memorial Service Planned Nov. 6
- New York Times: Abraham Goldstein, Yale Dean, Is Dead at 80
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SURNAME | Goldstein, Abraham Samuel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1925 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 2005 |
Place of death | Woodbridge (Connecticut) |