Tucker, John C., 1934-2010

Trial and error : the education of a courtroom lawyer / John C. Tucker. - 1st Carroll & Graf ed. - New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003. - 357 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Learning the ropes
Progress
Looking for justice
Trial of the century
Forests, trees, and the fruits of experience
Politics, patronage, and paying clients
Losing
and winning
Some good guys, some bad guys
Leavings

A legal memoir by "one of Chicago's finest and most idiosyncratic lawyers" chronicles important civil rights cases, the "Chicago Eight" trial, and several key Mafia cases


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Tucker, John C., 1934-2010


Lawyers--Illinois--Biography.
Defense (Criminal procedure)--Illinois--Cook County.
Legal assistance to the poor--Illinois--Cook County.
Abogados--Biografías
Defensa (Procedimiento penal)
Asistencia legal a los pobres

KF 373 / T892t 2003

340/.092