Pre-Owned Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments in Modern Law (Hardcover 9780684836614) by Michael S Lief, H Mitchell Caldwell, Benjamin Bycel

9780684836614. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 400. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 400 p. In the hands of a skilled trial lawyer, the closing argument offers the courtroom's greatest dramatic possibilities. It is the advocate's last opportunity to convince the jury of their version of the "truth" before the defendant's fate is sealed. It is the art, essentially, of the storyteller. Complete with analysis and biographical profiles of the lawyers involved, this volume gathers the finales of some of the most celebrated cases in history. Included are: the climactic closes to the Nuremberg War Trials; Gerry Spence's crusade against Kerr-McGee Nuclear Power Plant after the mysterious death of Karen Silkwood; Vincent Bugliosi's successful prosecution of cult leader Charles Manson and his followers; the acquittal of John Delorean despite video evidence of his offences; and the prosecution resulting from the Mai Lai massacre.

Pre-Owned Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments in Modern Law (Hardcover 9780684836614) by Michael S Lief, H Mitchell Caldwell, Benjamin Bycel