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| Genre/Form: | Sources |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael S Lief; Harry M Caldwell |
| ISBN: | 9780743246682 0743246683 |
| OCLC Number: | 62593791 |
| Notes: | "A Lisa Drew book." Includes index. |
| Description: | 436 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | When mob rule trumps rule of law -- When the constable blunders -- Rule of engagement -- Defending the despised -- "You have the right to remain silent" -- The black doctor and the white mob -- The trial of the (nineteenth) century -- Genius, scoundrel, traitor. |
| Responsibility: | Michael S. Lief, H. Mitchell Caldwell. |
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Abstract:
Documents eight key trials involving such subjects as a confessed rapist who was not read his Miranda rights, a congressman's controversial use of a temporary insanity defense, and a single mother's protest against a warrant-less police search of her home.
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"Makes for unexpectedly engaging reading -- not only the arguments themselves (each an example of rhetorical mastery) but also the history provided to give each argument context."<p>-- "The American Lawyer" Read more...
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