Jury Woman
Jury Woman

Author: Mary Timothy

Publisher:

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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"As foreperson of the Angela Davis jury, Mary Timothy ushers us into the courtroom and provides us with rinside sears at what has been called "the trial of the century." Jury Woman reveals gross inequities in the jury system itself -- for which Mary Timothy offers nine points for radical reform." -- Publisher's description.

The U.S. Women's Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptation
The U.S. Women's Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptation

Author: Holly J. McCammon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-04-30

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1107009928

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This book explores efforts by women to gain the right to sit on juries in the United States. After they won the vote, many organized women in the early twentieth century launched a new campaign to further expand their citizenship rights. The work here tells the story of how women in fifteen states pressured lawmakers to change the law so that women could take a place in the jury box. The history shows that the jury movements that tailored their tactics to the specific demands of the political and cultural context succeeded more rapidly in winning a change in jury law.

We, the Jury
We, the Jury

Author: Greg Beratlis

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 161467163X

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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.

The U.S. Women's Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptation
The U.S. Women's Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptation

Author: Holly J. McCammon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-04-30

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1107378508

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When women won the vote in the United States in 1920 they were still routinely barred from serving as jurors, but some began vigorous campaigns for a place in the jury box. This book tells the story of how women mobilized in fifteen states to change jury laws so that women could gain this additional right of citizenship. Some campaigns quickly succeeded; others took substantially longer. The book reveals that when women strategically adapted their tactics to the broader political environment, they were able to speed up the pace of jury reform, while less strategic movements took longer. A comparison of the more strategic women's jury movements with those that were less strategic shows that the former built coalitions with other women's groups, took advantage of political opportunities, had past experience in seeking legal reforms and confronted tensions and even conflict within their ranks in ways that bolstered their action.

Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury
Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury

Author: Michael S. Lief

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-12-11

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 1471108546

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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.

The American Jury System
The American Jury System

Author: Randolph N. Jonakait

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780300124637

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"In this important and accessible book, a prominent expert on constitutional law examines these and other issues concerning the American jury system. Randolph N. Jonakait describes the historical and social pressures that have driven the development of the jury system; contrasts the American jury system to the legal process in other countries; reveals subtle changes in the popular view of juries; examines how the news media, movies, and books portray and even affect the system; and discusses the empirical data that show how juries actually operate and what influences their decisions.

The Defense is Ready
The Defense is Ready

Author: Leslie Abramson

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780671023263

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Most celebrated among these were the two death penalty murder trials in which she represented Erik Menendez, who, along with his brother, killed his parents after years of sexual and emotional abuse.