We The Jury

Author : Robert Rotstein
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538507711

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We, the Jury by Robert Rotstein Pdf

On the day before his twenty-first wedding anniversary, David Sullinger buried an ax in his wife's skull. Now, eight jurors must retire to the deliberation room and decide whether David committed premeditated murder-or whether he was a battered spouse who killed his wife in self-defense. Told from the perspective of over a dozen participants in a murder trial, We, the Jury examines how public perception can mask the ghastliest nightmares. As the jurors stagger toward a verdict, they must sift through contradictory testimony from the Sullingers' children, who disagree on which parent was Satan; sort out conflicting allegations of severe physical abuse, adultery, and incest; and overcome personal animosities and biases that threaten a fair and just verdict. Ultimately, the central figures in We, the Jury must navigate the blurred boundaries between bias and objectivity, fiction and truth.

Author : Greg Beratlis,Tom Marino,Mike Belmessieri,Dennis Lear,Richelle Nice,John Guinasso,Julie Zanartu,Frank Swertlow,Lyndon Stambler
Publisher : Phoenix Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781614671633

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We, the Jury by Greg Beratlis,Tom Marino,Mike Belmessieri,Dennis Lear,Richelle Nice,John Guinasso,Julie Zanartu,Frank Swertlow,Lyndon Stambler Pdf

We, the Jury is the dramatic story of seven jurors, who convicted Scott Peterson of murdering his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner, despite a series of internal battles that brought the first major murder trial of the 21st century to the brink of a mistrial. The Peterson jurors argued and disagreed but eventually bonded to seal the fate of the icy killer who dumped his victims into the bullet-gray waters of San Francisco Bay. The seven jurors of We, the Jury were seven average Americans who never imagined the horrors they would face or the phantoms that would haunt them after they convicted the enigmatic murderer and recommended that he be put to death. This is the story of how the American jury system worked after being battered by critics for the way it functioned in the trials of O.J. Simpson and Michael Jackson. Unlike the jurors in those trials, who second-guessed themselves, the Peterson jurors do not question their decisions. It wasn’t one thing that condemned Scott Peterson, it was everything.

Author : Jeffrey B. Abramson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0674004302

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We, the Jury by Jeffrey B. Abramson Pdf

This magisterial book explores fascinating cases from American history to show how juries remain the heart of our system of criminal justice - and an essential element of our democracy. No other institution of government rivals the jury in placing power so directly in the hands of citizens. Jeffrey Abramson draws upon his own background as both a lawyer and a political theorist to capture the full democratic drama that is the jury. We, the Jury is a rare work of scholarship that brings the history of the jury alive and shows the origins of many of today's dilemmas surrounding juries and justice.

Author : Mickey Spillane
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1982-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101174449

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I, the Jury by Mickey Spillane Pdf

The first novel in Mickey Spillane's classic detective series starring hard-boiled private eye Mike Hammer. I, the Jury is a double-strength shot of sex, violence, and action that is vintage Spillane all the way. It's a tough-guy mystery to please even the most bloodthirsty of fans.

Author : Godfrey D. Lehman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015040614722

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We the Jury-- by Godfrey D. Lehman Pdf

In We the Jury ... veteran jury watcher and historian Godfrey D. Lehman demonstrates the validity of the American constitutional republic, in which the people hold sovereign power and express their will more effectively by delivering verdicts of conscience than by voting. The jury, when it is independent, nullifies unjust laws, topples kings and, as a representative of the governed, holds the governors in thrall to its consent. The jury is Abraham Lincoln's "government of, by, and for the people" in operation.

Author : Drury R. Sherrod
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781538109540

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The Jury Crisis by Drury R. Sherrod Pdf

Confronting readers with intellectual and moral dilemmas faced by real jurors, The Jury Crisis explores the near collapse of jury trials in America, examines alternative paths to justice and proposes how to restore trial by jury as the trusted foundation of American democracy.

Author : Marvin Miller
Publisher : Apple
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1992-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0590457276

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You be the Jury by Marvin Miller Pdf

The reader is provided evidence for ten courtroom cases, and must decide whether each defendant is guilty or innocent.

Author : Marvin Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0439774802

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You be the Jury by Marvin Miller Pdf

Stories about various court cases are related. The reader studies the evidence and votes guilty or not guilty.

Author : Robert Dugoni
Publisher : Popular Library
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0446539651

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The Jury Master by Robert Dugoni Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "John Grisham, move over...A riveting tale of murder, treachery, and skullduggery at the highest levels." - Seattle Times In a courtroom, David Sloane can grab a jury and make it dance. He can read jurors' expressions, feel their emotions, know their thoughts. With this remarkable ability, Sloane gets juries to believe the unbelievable, excuse the inexcusable, and return the most astonishing verdicts. The only barrier to Sloane's professional success is his conscience -- until he gets a call from a man later found dead, and his life rockets out of control.

Author : D. Graham Burnett
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780375414251

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A Trial by Jury by D. Graham Burnett Pdf

When Princeton historian D. Graham Burnett answered his jury duty summons, he expected to spend a few days catching up on his reading in the court waiting room. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a high-pressure role as the jury foreman in a Manhattan trial. There he comes face to face with a stunning act of violence, a maze of conflicting evidence, and a parade of bizarre witnesses. But it is later, behind the closed door of the jury room, that he encounters the essence of the jury experience — he and eleven citizens from radically different backgrounds must hammer consensus out of confusion and strong disagreement. By the time he hands over the jury’s verdict, Burnett has undergone real transformation, not just in his attitude toward the legal system, but in his understanding of himself and his peers. Offering a compelling courtroom drama and an intimate and sometimes humorous portrait of a fractious jury, A Trial by Jury is also a finely nuanced examination of law and justice, personal responsibility and civic duty, and the dynamics of power and authority between twelve equal people.

Author : Rodney James Alcala
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Trials (Murder)
ISBN : 0964060809

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You, the Jury by Rodney James Alcala Pdf

Author : Mary Borden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1494093111

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You, the Jury by Mary Borden Pdf

This is a new release of the original 1952 edition.

Author : Michael S. Lief,Ben Bycell,Mitchell Caldwell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781471108549

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Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury by Michael S. Lief,Ben Bycell,Mitchell Caldwell Pdf

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.

Author : Reginald Rose
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-29
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0143104403

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Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose Pdf

A landmark American drama that inspired a classic film and a Broadway revival—featuring an introduction by David Mamet A blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check, Twelve Angry Men holds at its core a deeply patriotic faith in the U.S. legal system. The play centers on Juror Eight, who is at first the sole holdout in an 11-1 guilty vote. Eight sets his sights not on proving the other jurors wrong but rather on getting them to look at the situation in a clear-eyed way not affected by their personal prejudices or biases. Reginald Rose deliberately and carefully peels away the layers of artifice from the men and allows a fuller picture to form of them—and of America, at its best and worst. After the critically acclaimed teleplay aired in 1954, this landmark American drama went on to become a cinematic masterpiece in 1957 starring Henry Fonda, for which Rose wrote the adaptation. More recently, Twelve Angry Men had a successful, and award-winning, run on Broadway. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author : Norbert Ehrenfreund,Lawrence Treat
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1992-07-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 0805019510

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You're the Jury by Norbert Ehrenfreund,Lawrence Treat Pdf

In the American judicial system, jurors hold an awesome responsibility. They have the power to grant millions of dollars in damages, to declare someone guilty or not guilty of a crime, and, in some states, to decide if another human being should live or die. The twelve real-life court cases presented here not only offer students a fascinating inside look at the court system, they give them the opportunity to step into the jury box and experience American justice in action. All the key factors of jury trials are discussed: expert witnesses, the allowance of certain kinds of evidence, claims of diminished capacity, and much more. Each case is followed by a series of interactive questions that test readers’ knowledge of the issues involved. And at the end of each chapter students will find out how the real jury decided—and why. As entertaining as it is educational, You’re the Jury offers a hands-on introduction to a unique aspect of the American legal system. Norbert Ehrenfreund has served as a judge for seventeen years in the Superior Court of California. Lawrence Treat is a founder and former president of the Mystery Writers of America, a three-time Edgar Allan Poe Award winner, and the author of the highly successful Crime and Puzzlement series.