The Mammoth Book of Famous Trials
Title | The Mammoth Book of Famous Trials PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Wilkes |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
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.
Advanced Introduction to Landmark Criminal Cases
Title | Advanced Introduction to Landmark Criminal Cases PDF eBook |
Author | Fletcher, George P. |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2021-10-19 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1800886764 |
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.
Summoned to the Roman Courts
Title | Summoned to the Roman Courts PDF eBook |
Author | Detlef Liebs |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 2017-02-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0520294858 |
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.
Famous Trials
Title | Famous Trials PDF eBook |
Author | Frank McLynn |
Publisher | Crux Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Trials |
ISBN | 1909979449 |
A wonderful summary of famous trials throughout history, from Jesus Christ to Oscar Wilde
The Rosenberg Espionage Case
Title | The Rosenberg Espionage Case PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Moss |
Publisher | |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781560065784 |
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
Title | Famous Trials of Marshall Hall PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Marjoribanks |
Publisher | Penguin (Non-Classics) |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 1950 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Brown V. Board of Education
Title | Brown V. Board of Education PDF eBook |
Author | James Tackach |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN | 9781560062738 |
Provides a historical overview of the case that desegregated public education in the United States.