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Acquittal : An Insider Reveals the Stories and Strategies Behind Today's Most Infamous Verdicts Hardback - 2014
by Gabriel, Richard
- Used
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- Title Acquittal : An Insider Reveals the Stories and Strategies Behind Today's Most Infamous Verdicts
- Author Gabriel, Richard
- Binding Hardback
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 326
- Language EN
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, Qg20
- Date 2014-04-01
- Bookseller's Inventory # 15085744-6
- ISBN 9780425269718
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Summary
There are times when something as supposedly simple as a just verdict rises to the level of cultural touchstone. Often these moments hinge on logic that seems flawed and inexplicableuntil now. In Acquittal, leading trial consultant Richard Gabriel explains how some of the most controversial verdicts in recent times came to be.
Drawing on more than twenty-eight years of experience, Gabriel provides firsthand accounts of his work on high-profile cases, from the tabloid trials of Casey Anthony, O.J. Simpson, Phil Spector, and Heidi Fleiss to the political firestorms involving Enron, the Catholic Church, and Whitewater. An expert on court psychology and communications, Gabriel offers unique insights on defendants, prosecutors, judges, witnesses, journalists, and the most important people in the room: the jury.
Through play-by-play breakdowns of the proceedings, Gabriel reveals the differences between a court of law and the court of public opinion, the convoluted mechanics behind jury selection, strategies for creating a careful balance of evidence and doubt, and the difficulties of providing a fair trial in the digital age. Along the way, Gabriel raises hard questions about not only the legal system but about the possibility of justice in an oversaturated media landscape.
The courtroom is a natural theater. The stakes are high. The roles are all too familiar. And there is always the chance of a twist ending. Acquittal is a revelatory guide to this riveting, frustrating, fascinating worldthe most unpredictable drama in American life.