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The Mammoth Book of Famous Trials

Author : Roger Wilkes

Publisher : Hachette UK

Page : 667 pages

File Size : 42,21 MB

Release : 2011-09-01

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 1780333722

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The 35 most famous trials of the 20th century, as recorded by the people who were there including Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Brian Masters, Damon Runyon and other star turns in true crime writing. Among the cases featured: the longest ever US trial, of deadly duo Bianchi and Buono for the Hillside Stranglings of 12 young women; Brady and Hindley - the iconic case of multiple child murder by a couple obsessed with sadism, Nazism and pornography; America's trial of the 1990s - O.J. Simpson; the media frenzy around Bruno Hauptmann's alleged kidnap and murder of the infant son of American hero, Charles Lindbergh; gagged press during the 1968 trial of eleven-year-old Mary Bell, convicted for killing two little boys; Oscar Wilde - one of the earliest trials to earn blanket press coverage; and the nine-month trial of 'one of the most evil, satanic men who ever walked the face of the earth', Charles Manson.



Advanced Introduction to Landmark Criminal Cases

Author : Fletcher, George P.

Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing

Page : 188 pages

File Size : 15,53 MB

Release : 2021-10-19

Category : Law

ISBN : 1800886764

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This engaging and accessible book focuses on high-profile criminal trials and examines the strategy of the lawyers, the reasons for conviction or acquittal, as well as the social importance of these famous cases.



Famous Trials

Author : Frank McLynn

Publisher : Crux Publishing Ltd

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 41,4 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Trials

ISBN : 1909979449

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A wonderful summary of famous trials throughout history, from Jesus Christ to Oscar Wilde



Famous Trials

Author : Montgomery H. Hyde

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 19,64 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Authors, Irish

ISBN : 9780140018578

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Four days after the opening of Oscar Wilde's most popular and witty play The Importance of Being Earnest, the Marquess of Queensberry threw down a gauntlet to the playwright in the form of a card - the catalyst for one of the most bizarre contests ever staged at the Old Bailey. Wilde's prosecution for libel and his own subsequent prosecution by the Crown for gross indecency showed a man completely at odds with a class-ridden society that was rife with snobbery and narrow-mindedness. This book describes the case.



Summoned to the Roman Courts

Author : Detlef Liebs

Publisher : Univ of California Press

Page : 286 pages

File Size : 47,56 MB

Release : 2017-02-23

Category : History

ISBN : 0520294858

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Summoned to the Roman Courts is the first work by Detlef Liebs, an internationally recognized expert on ancient Roman law, to be made available in English. Originally presented as a series of popular lectures, this book brings to life a thousand years of Roman history through sixteen studies of famous court cases—from the legendary trial of Horatius for the killing of his sister, to the trial of Jesus Christ, to that of the Christian leader Priscillian for heresy. Drawing on a wide variety of ancient sources, the author not only paints a vivid picture of ancient Roman society, but also illuminates how ancient legal practices still profoundly affect how the law is implemented today.



The Rosenberg Espionage Case

Author : Francis Moss

Publisher :

Page : 120 pages

File Size : 28,84 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9781560065784

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Discusses the famous espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, covering both the prosecution and defense, the government's pursuit of this couple, and the aftermath of the trial.



Famous Trials of Marshall Hall

Author : Edward Marjoribanks

Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)

Page : 420 pages

File Size : 25,34 MB

Release : 1950

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Case Studies of Famous Trials and

Author : Gorden, Caroline

Publisher : Policy Press

Page : 324 pages

File Size : 39,93 MB

Release : 2022-04-11

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1529203678

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Book Description

From the trials of Oscar Pistorius to O. J. Simpson and Michael Jackson, this innovative book provides a critical review of 11 high profile criminal cases. It delivers an accessible examination of the sociological and psychological processes underpinning the construction of guilt and innocence in criminal trials, the media and wider society.



Brown V. Board of Education

Author : James Tackach

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 45,19 MB

Release : 1998

Category : African Americans

ISBN : 9781560062738

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Book Description

Provides a historical overview of the case that desegregated public education in the United States.



Miranda Vs. Arizona

Author : John Hogrogian

Publisher : Lucent Books

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 44,44 MB

Release : 1998-12-31

Category : History

ISBN : 9781560064718

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Book Description

Discusses the trial Miranda v. Arizona, including the crime, the state appeal, the Supreme Court decision, and its lasting effects.