Mistrial : an inside look at how the criminal justice system works ... and sometimes doesn't /
Geragos, Mark, 1957-
Mistrial : an inside look at how the criminal justice system works ... and sometimes doesn't / Mark Geragos and Pat Harris. - viii, 274 pages ; 24 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Politics, O.J. Simpson, and the rise of the angry blond white women -- Defense attorneys : we sleep very well at night, thank you very much -- Clients : thirty-nine floors is a long way to fall -- Prosecutors : being a prosecutor means never having to say you're sorry -- Judges : at least get it wrong for both sides -- Police officers : to preserve, protect, and to lie -- Jurors : nobody knows anything -- Media : shame on you for believing what we say -- The best system in the world???
A critical manifesto on the vulnerabilities of the criminal justice system argues that the modern, sensation-driven media reflects only a small and distorted example of what really happens in courtrooms.
9781592407729 1592407722 9781592408443 1592408443
Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 282-5074
2013016176
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Criminal courts--United States.
Trial practice--United States.
Lawyers--United States.
Judicial error--United States.
Lawyers
Criminal courts.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Judicial error.
Trial practice.
United States.
Nonfiction.
KF9223 / .G38 2013
345.73
Mistrial : an inside look at how the criminal justice system works ... and sometimes doesn't / Mark Geragos and Pat Harris. - viii, 274 pages ; 24 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Politics, O.J. Simpson, and the rise of the angry blond white women -- Defense attorneys : we sleep very well at night, thank you very much -- Clients : thirty-nine floors is a long way to fall -- Prosecutors : being a prosecutor means never having to say you're sorry -- Judges : at least get it wrong for both sides -- Police officers : to preserve, protect, and to lie -- Jurors : nobody knows anything -- Media : shame on you for believing what we say -- The best system in the world???
A critical manifesto on the vulnerabilities of the criminal justice system argues that the modern, sensation-driven media reflects only a small and distorted example of what really happens in courtrooms.
9781592407729 1592407722 9781592408443 1592408443
Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 282-5074
2013016176
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Criminal courts--United States.
Trial practice--United States.
Lawyers--United States.
Judicial error--United States.
Lawyers
Criminal courts.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Judicial error.
Trial practice.
United States.
Nonfiction.
KF9223 / .G38 2013
345.73