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Edgar Marcus Lustgarten

 
9781330827352: Verdict in Dispute (Classic Reprint)
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ISBN 10 : 133082735X ISBN 13 : 9781330827352
Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A compelling, behind-the-scenes look at famous courtroom battles and the people who shaped them, from motive to verdict.

Verdict in Dispute analyzes how trials unfold and how persuasion, evidence, and public opinion collide in the courtroom. The book blends narrative detail with careful examination of strategy, ethics, and the line between fact and interpretation. Readers gain a clear sense of how judges, lawyers, and juries weigh difficult cases, including the celebrated Lizzie Borden trial. With brisk pacing and sharp analysis, the work moves between dramatic moments and the quiet work of building a case. It explains why certain arguments succeed and others miss the mark, offering insight into the art of advocacy without losing sight of the human stakes.

  • Learn how cross-examination and narrative framing shape a verdict.
  • See how key figures debate motives, evidence, and punishment.
  • Understand the impact of courtroom rhetoric on public memory.
  • Explore ethical questions behind high-profile investigations and trials.

Ideal for readers of true crime and legal history seeking a clear, thoughtful look at how verdicts are formed.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Verdict in Dispute

Six famous murder trials are examined in this book. All six verdicts are open to dispute. Three, in my belief, are demonstrably bad.

I have tried not only to analyse the facts but to recreate the atmosphere in which these trials were fought, so that the reader can determine the dominating influences that led to their unsatisfactory result - shortcomings of counsel, ineptitude of judge, prejudice of jury, or any other weakness to which the human race is constitutionally prone.

There is reason to suppose that, in British and American courts, miscarriages of justice are relatively rare. But however infrequent, they still affront the conscience, and study of those that disfigure the past will not be profitless if the knowledge thereby gained lessens the chance of repetition.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Éditeur
Forgotten Books
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
133082735X
ISBN 13 
9781330827352
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
255
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