Fictional Portrayals and References in Popular Culture
A framing hammer is a central plot element in the fourth season of the popular American television series Dexter.
In the 2012 film Wreck-It Ralph, the title character's friend and in-game opponent, Felix, wields a magical golden framing hammer
Norman Spaulding has treated the framing hammer as a discursive metaphor for the Erie doctrine's dramatic reversal of Swift v. Tyson. See Norman Spaulding, The Framing Hammer of Justice, 28 Colo. L. Rev. 352 (2007).
In July 2011 Florida teenager Tyler Hadley, 17, was alleged by authorities to have bludgeoned his parents to death with a framing hammer before holding a raucous house party with friends.
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