In the Interest of Justice: Great Opening and Closing Arguments of the Last 100 Years

Drawing From Some Of The Most Well-known Courtroom Cases Of Our Time, This Volume Collects More Than Two Dozen Of The Most Memorable Opening And Closing Arguments Made By Top Prosecutors And Defense Attorneys In The Last 100 Years. Carefully Selected To Explore Every Major Aspect And Challenge Of The Legal Process, The Speeches Showcased Here Highlight The Tactics And Strategies, Colorful Language, And Stirring Rhetoric That Lawyers Use To Win Judge And Jury To Their Side.--book Jacket. 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. Joel Seidemann. Includes Bibliographical References.