Reasonable doubts : the O.J. Simpson case and the criminal justice system
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
068483264X
ISBN 13
9780684832647
DDC
345.73
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
1997
Publisher
Pages
270 pages
Subject
American General Law
Abstract
"Alan Dershowitz, one of the foremost legal thinkers of our time, explores a series of questions raised by the most watched criminal trial in American history. Through this brilliant, bold, and eye-opening account of the O.J. Simpson case, he exposes the realities of the criminal justice system of this country." "Widely recognized as America's leading appellate attorney and by any measure a great lawyer. Dershowitz was the man chosen to prepare the appeal if Simpson had been convicted. Now Professor Dershowitz steps back from that role, not to defend the defense team, nor even to plead the case for his client's innocence. Instead, he uses the case to examine the larger issues and to identify the social forces - media, money, gender, and race - that shape the criminal justice system in America today."--Jacket (from previous issue)
Description
Content:
I. Was the Simpson Case Decided Even Before the Trial Began? -- II. Is the Criminal Trial a Search for Truth? -- III. Why Do So Many Police Lie about Searches and Seizures? And Why Do So Many Judges "Believe" Them? -- IV. Were the Jury's Doubts in the Simpson Case Reasonable or Unreasonable? -- V. Did the Jurors View the Evidence Through the Prism of Race More than of Gender? -- IV. Why Was There Such a Great Disparity Between the Public Perception and the Jury Verdict? -- VII. Can Money Buy an Acquittal? -- VIII. Are Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys Advocates Only for Their Clients, or Also for Justice? -- IX. What If the Jury Had Convicted Simpson? -- X. Was the Simpson Trial a "Great Case" That Will Make "Bad Law"? -- Epilogue: How Would You Have Voted?
I. Was the Simpson Case Decided Even Before the Trial Began? -- II. Is the Criminal Trial a Search for Truth? -- III. Why Do So Many Police Lie about Searches and Seizures? And Why Do So Many Judges "Believe" Them? -- IV. Were the Jury's Doubts in the Simpson Case Reasonable or Unreasonable? -- V. Did the Jurors View the Evidence Through the Prism of Race More than of Gender? -- IV. Why Was There Such a Great Disparity Between the Public Perception and the Jury Verdict? -- VII. Can Money Buy an Acquittal? -- VIII. Are Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys Advocates Only for Their Clients, or Also for Justice? -- IX. What If the Jury Had Convicted Simpson? -- X. Was the Simpson Trial a "Great Case" That Will Make "Bad Law"? -- Epilogue: How Would You Have Voted?
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and index.
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1
