| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 373 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-364) and index. |
| Contents |
A tale of two verdicts: the O. J. Simpson case -- Celebrity crime in the spotlight: Marv Albert and Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs on trial -- The Green Beret doctor of death: the United States of America v. Jeffrey MacDonald -- When criminals crave the limelight: three defendants defend themselves -- Street-crime sorrows: sentencing speeches for forgotten victims -- An uphill battle: the case against the Subway Vigilante -- In the name of 6 million: the trial of Adolf Eichmann -- A victim of the war on crime: the Amadou Diallo case -- A war of the worldviews: the State of Tennessee v. John Scopes -- A confederacy of dunces: the United States of America v. Martha Stewart -- An epic affair: Bill Clinton makes history -- The Silkwood mystery: the Estate of Karen Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corporation -- Carnage in Oklahoma: the United States of America v. Timothy McVeigh -- A mother's nightmare: Augustin Ballinas v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation -- High times and nepotism at the Koch court: the United States of America v. Bess Myerson, Andy Capasso and Hortense Gabel. |
| Subject |
Forensic orations -- United States.
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Forensic orations.
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| ISBN |
006050966X |
| Standard No. |
9780060509668 52895 |
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