NCJ Number
25848
Date Published
1975
Length
262 pages
Annotation
A NON-FICTIONAL ACCOUNT OF A CRIMINAL LAWYER'S PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNIQUES OF DEFENDING CLIENTS.
Abstract
THIS EXPOSE SHOWS HOW A DEFENSE ATTORNEY REALLY OPERATES, FROM PRETRIAL INVESTIGATION TO CLOSING ARGUMENT: THE BACKROOM DEALS; SHOPPING FOR THE RIGHT JUDGE - A BACHELOR WILL PROBABLY BE MORE LENIENT IN A RAPE CASE THAN A JUDGE WITH TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS; THE ART OF EVIDENCE SUPPRESSION; COURTROOM STRATEGY (WHERE THE SOBBING FAMILY OF THE DEFENDANT SITS CAN HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE JURY'S DECISION); AND TRIAL THEATRICS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)