Famous Trials of the Century
Author | : James Beresford Atlay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : Crime |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : James Beresford Atlay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : Crime |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Scott P. Johnson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 858 |
Release | : 2010-10-06 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1598842625 |
This comprehensive set of essays documents the most important criminal, civil, and political trials in the United States from colonial times to the present, examining their impact on both legal history and popular culture. Crime and punishment are of perennial interest across the human species. Trials of the Century: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture and the Law examines some of the most important (and infamous) cases in American history, placing them in both historical and legal context. Among the landmark cases considered in these two volumes are the 1692 Salem Witch Trials, the Scopes "Monkey" Trial, and the O.J. Simpson murder trial. A number of civil lawsuits and political trials are also included, such as the impeachment trials of Presidents Andrew Johnson and William Jefferson Clinton. Entries in the encyclopedia detail the events leading to each trial and introduce the key players, with a focus on judges, lawyers, witnesses, defendants, victims, media, and the public. In addition, the aftermath of the trial and its impact are analyzed from a scholarly, yet straightforward, perspective, emphasizing how the trial affected the law and society at large.
Author | : James Beresford Atlay |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2016-09-28 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781333780739 |
Excerpt from Famous Trials of the Century Law Officers are the only beneficiaries. The members of the Bar to whom once in a lifetime it chances to have to advise on questions of constitutional law are few in number, and that wide class who have read their Howells for 'example of life and instruction of manners, ' find in the New Series even more indifferent fare than is wont to be served up in sequels. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : James Beresford Atlay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Trials |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mark J. Phillips |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2016-07-26 |
Genre | : True Crime |
ISBN | : 1633881962 |
In every decade of the twentieth century, there was one sensational murder trial that riveted public attention and at the time was called "the trial of the century." This book tells the story of each murder case and the dramatic trial—and media coverage—that followed. Starting with the murder of famed architect Stanford White in 1906 and ending with the O.J. Simpson trial of 1994, the authors recount ten compelling tales spanning the century. Each is a story of celebrity and sex, prejudice and heartbreak, and all reveal how often the arc of American justice is pushed out of its trajectory by an insatiable media driven to sell copy. The most noteworthy cases are here--including the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the Sam Sheppard murder trial ("The Fugitive"), the "Helter Skelter" murders of Charles Manson, and the O.J. Simpson murder trial. But some cases that today are lesser known also provide fascinating glimpses into the tenor of the time: the media sensation created by yellow journalist William Randolph Hearst around the murder trial of 1920s movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle; the murder of the Scarsdale Diet guru by an elite prep-school headmistress in the 1980s; and more. The authors conclude with an epilogue on the infamous Casey Anthony (“tot mom”)trial, showing that the twenty-first century is as prone to sensationalism as the last century. This is a fascinating history of true crime, justice gone awry, and the media often at its worst.
Author | : Frank McLynn |
Publisher | : Crux Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Trials |
ISBN | : 1909979449 |
A wonderful summary of famous trials throughout history, from Jesus Christ to Oscar Wilde
Author | : L. L. Owens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780789128690 |
Discusses some of the most watched American trials of the 20th century which focused around kidnapping, murder, spying, school segregation and freedom of the press.
Author | : Roger Wilkes |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 667 |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
Genre | : True Crime |
ISBN | : 1780333722 |
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.
Author | : William Kunstler |
Publisher | : Ocean Press |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781876175498 |
Five famous cases of political repression and manipulation of public fear
Author | : Mark J. Phillips |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1633881954 |
"A lively review of ten famous murder trials of the twentieth century that became media sensations"--