The Closing Arguments from ten noteworthy cases--lawyers and nonlawyers will enjoy the passion and eloquence of these counselors; practitioners of law will find much to learn from them ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ).
Each Closing argument is put into context by the authors, who provide historical background, a brief biography of each attorney, and commentary, pointing out the trial tactics used to great effect by the lawyers, all in accessible, reader-friendly language..
William Kunstler challenges the establishment after the 1968 Chicago riots in his defense of yippie leaders known as the Chicago Seven.
William Calley, Jr., to justice for the My Lai massacre.
Aubrey Daniel brings Lt.
Bobby DeLaughter brings the killer of civil-rights leader Medgar Evers to justice after thirty years and two mistrials.
Clara Foltz, the first woman to practice law in California, argues passionately to an all-male jury, defending her place in the courtroom.
Vincent Bugliosi squares off against the madness of Charles Manson and his murderous family in the aftermath of their bloody spree.
Gerry Spence takes on the nuclear power industry for the death of Karen Silkwood in a modern-day David and Goliath struggle.
Clarence Darrow saves Leopold and Loeb from the gallows in the Roaring Twenties.
For five years the authors researched every archive, and readers can now lose themselves in the summations of America\'s finest litigators.
Until now, only the twelve jurors who sat in judgment were able to appreciate these virtuoso performances, where weeks of testimony were boiled down and presented with flair, wit, and high drama.
The Closing Arguments from ten noteworthy cases--lawyers and nonlawyers will enjoy the passion and eloquence of these counselors; practitioners of law will find much to learn from them ( Los Angeles Times Book Review )
