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[Michael S Lief, H Mitchell Caldwell] æ The Devil's Advocates: Greatest Closing Arguments in Criminal Law ä Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Devil's Advocates: Greatest Closing Arguments in Criminal Law The original temporary insanity defense involves a prominent congressman who gunned down a district attorney over an extramarital affair. Future President John Adams establishes the right to a fair trial as he argues on behalf of the British soldier who shot and killed five Americans during the Boston Massacre. And perhaps the most precedent-setting case is that of Ernesto Miranda, an accused rapist who confessed to the crime without having been notified of his Fifth Amendment right and the righ
| Title | : | The Devil's Advocates: Greatest Closing Arguments in Criminal Law |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.83 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786168986 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 418 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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The original temporary insanity defense involves a prominent congressman who gunned down a district attorney over an extramarital affair. Future President John Adams establishes the right to a fair trial as he argues on behalf of the British soldier who shot and killed five Americans during the Boston Massacre. And perhaps the most precedent-setting case is that of Ernesto Miranda, an accused rapist who confessed to the crime without having been notified of his Fifth Amendment right and the right to counsel. Here is your ringside seat to gripping drama, as well as to the shaping of the legal system that we thrill to and curse at today.. The Devil’s Advocates shows us the crimes and trials that have captivated the public, cases that illuminate the underlying principles of the American criminal-justice system
"Each case fascinates, educates, and restores faith in the court system." --Columbus Dispatch
"The arguments themselves are disappointing, but the context is brilliant" according to Kurt Conner. Oddly enough, the closing arguments themselves were almost always disappointing. Lief and Caldwell do a magnificent job in this book analyzing eight significant criminal cases, from fleshing out the histories of the legal principles to engaging with the most colorful characters to painting detailed pictures about the social settings. Their observations are worth the price of this book, but the direct quotes of lengthy (and probably highly objectionable) closing arguments (or, worse, confused and. Jay W Logsdon said This book is evidently more about the greatest opinions of the Supreme Court. This book is evidently more about the greatest opinions of the Supreme Court. It contains a lot of interesting cases, but to say that any of the closing arguments, of which it contains snippets, are "the greatest" is frankly ridiculous. Still an interesting read, but if you were looking for copies of closing arguments, this isn't the book.. Kim Gun Young said A brilliant display of the legal profession. Yes, some chapters get pretty boringbut in all of the "Greatest Closing Argument" series, there's atleast two that truly shine. In this book, I personally enjoyed Gerry Spence's defense.If you are a quick reader, or someone who is not bothered about spending a couple hours on reading about how someone supposedly killed someone and this and that supports what, this book is for you. If you cannot stand reading for more than ten minutes, you should save that money for movies.
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