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Because the authors chose to include all the courtroom interruptions in the transcript, the Manson summation makes for especially lively reading. Manson and his codefendants repeatedly spoke out of turn during prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi's statement, saying things like "You are going to be eaten up by your own lie" and "Even if I have never been in the Gotham Bank!" Bugliosi's speech is among the most eloquent in the collection, which is why it is so stunning when one of the defendants provokes him so much that he loses his cool and calls her a name that rhymes with rich.
Although the title promises the "greatest closing arguments in modern law," some of the speeches seem to have been chosen because they were connected to important cases rather than because of their own rhetorical merits. However, the cases themselves are interesting, and these transcripts bring them to life better than any summary would. This collection should be of interest to anyone in the legal profession. --Jill Marquis
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The closing argument is a lawyer's last opportunity to convince a jury of his or her version of the events. The true masters touch not only the intellect, but the emotions. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury contains ten of this century's most masterful arguments. Selected for their historical importance as well the oratory skills they epitomize, they include powerful summations of trials that determined responsibility for war crimes, took the nuclear industry to task (the Silkwood case), demanded equal rights for women (argued by the first woman to do battle in California courts), and showed that the passage of time does not absolve a killer (the conviction of Medgar Evers's assassin). Historical background, a brief biography of the lawyer, and the editors' analysis of the argument put each case into context. Whenever possible central participants in the trial offer their perspectives. From Clarence Darrow and the Nuremberg Trials to "The State of California v. Charles Manson", this one-of-a-kind collection brings together the impassioned words that put evil men to death, freed the innocent, and provided justice for the injured. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780684859484