Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury

Greatest Closing Arguments

Michael S. Lief, Ben Bycell, Mitchell Caldwell

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Year: 2012
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781471108549
• Subtopic: Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

In the hands of a skilled trial lawyer, the closing argument offers the courtroom's greatest dramatic possiblilities. It is the advocate's last opportunity to convince the jury of their version of the "truth" before the defendent's fate is sealed. Every argument included here is a finely crafted verbal work of art - they represent the modern-day, highest form of an ancient profession and art: that of the storyteller. The only available collection of great closing arguments - complete with insightful analysis and biographical profiles of the lawyers involved - this fascinating volume gathers the passionate finales of the most celebrated cases in history. Included are the climactic closes to the Nuremberg War Trials; Gerry Spence's crusade against the 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 astounding acquittal of John Delorean despite video evidence of his offences and the prosecution resulting from the Mai Lai massacre.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter One Architects of Genocide
• Chapter Two Darrow in the Docket
• Chapter Three Disorder in the Court
• Chapter Four Death by Plutonium
• Chapter Five Leopold and Loeb
• Chapter Six A Man’s World No More
• Chapter Seven Peace Love and Murder
• Chapter Eight Justice Delayed but Not Denied
• Chapter Nine Coke Lies and Videotape
• Chapter Ten Baseball Hot Dogs Apple Pie and My Lai