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Acquittal : secrets of a high-profile trial consultant / Richard Gabriel.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Berkley Books, 2015Description: viii, 326 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780425269725 (paperback)
  • 0425269728 (paperback)
Other title:
  • Acquittal : an insider reveals the stories and strategies behind today's most infamous verdicts
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.73/07
LOC classification:
  • KF 220 G118a 2015
Other classification:
  • LAW025000 | LAW000000
Contents:
Introduction -- Big-top justice and three-ring theater -- People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson -- People of the State of California v. Heidi Fleiss -- United States v. Jim Guy Tucker -- United States v. Rex Shelby, et al. -- People of the State of California v. Phillip Spector -- People of the State of Florida v. Casey Anthony.
Summary: A leading trial consultant gives an inside look at the courtroom and justice system that explains how some of the most controversial verdicts in recent times came to be. There are the courtroom scenes we see on TV, and then there's the truth about what happens behind the scenes--and inside the minds of the players. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience, Richard Gabriel provides firsthand accounts of his work on high-profile cases, offering unique insights on our justice system and those who shape it: the defendants, prosecutors, judges, witnesses, journalists, and the most important people in the room: the jury
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) KF 220 G118a 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000171147

Includes index.

Introduction -- Big-top justice and three-ring theater -- People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson -- People of the State of California v. Heidi Fleiss -- United States v. Jim Guy Tucker -- United States v. Rex Shelby, et al. -- People of the State of California v. Phillip Spector -- People of the State of Florida v. Casey Anthony.

A leading trial consultant gives an inside look at the courtroom and justice system that explains how some of the most controversial verdicts in recent times came to be. There are the courtroom scenes we see on TV, and then there's the truth about what happens behind the scenes--and inside the minds of the players. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience, Richard Gabriel provides firsthand accounts of his work on high-profile cases, offering unique insights on our justice system and those who shape it: the defendants, prosecutors, judges, witnesses, journalists, and the most important people in the room: the jury

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