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The defense is ready : life in the trenches of criminal law / Leslie Abramson with Richard Flaste.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, c1997.Description: 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 068481403X (hardcover)
  • 9780684814032 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.73/05044/092
LOC classification:
  • KF 373 A161d 1997
Contents:
1. Roman's Candle 9 (13) 2. Childhood 22 (20) 3. Law School 42 (10) 4. The Bar 52 (9) 5. Clerking Days 61 (17) 6. Judges and Cops 78 (15) 7. The Count Run 93 (10) 8. Juvenile Hall 103 (11) 9. Baby Killers 114 (11) 10. Moving On 125 (9) 11. Private Practice 134 (10) 12. Bob's Big Boy 144 (19) 13. The Lark 163 (10) 14. Pelican Bay 173 (10) 15. Chinatown 183 (22) 16. A Beautiful Boy 205 (14) 17. Abuse 219 (17) 18. Patricide 236 (12) 19. The Tough Guy 248 (9) 20. Outrage 257 (20) 21. When Worlds Collide 277 (14) 22. Grief 291 (4) 23. ...and Laughter 295 (8) Acknowledgments 303 (2) Index 305
Summary: The Defense Is Ready is about the making of a passionately committed American defense lawyer who believes that everyone accused of a crime, no matter how heinous, is entitled to a vigorous defense of his rights against the overwhelming power of a frequently callous state. Leslie Abramson's journey from eager young law clerk to one of the nation's premier homicide attorneys involved some of the most difficult and notorious criminal cases of the last two decades. Among
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) KF 373 A161d 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000164125

Includes index.

1. Roman's Candle
9 (13)
2. Childhood
22 (20)
3. Law School
42 (10)
4. The Bar
52 (9)
5. Clerking Days
61 (17)
6. Judges and Cops
78 (15)
7. The Count Run
93 (10)
8. Juvenile Hall
103 (11)
9. Baby Killers
114 (11)
10. Moving On
125 (9)
11. Private Practice
134 (10)
12. Bob's Big Boy
144 (19)
13. The Lark
163 (10)
14. Pelican Bay
173 (10)
15. Chinatown
183 (22)
16. A Beautiful Boy
205 (14)
17. Abuse
219 (17)
18. Patricide
236 (12)
19. The Tough Guy
248 (9)
20. Outrage
257 (20)
21. When Worlds Collide
277 (14)
22. Grief
291 (4)
23. ...and Laughter
295 (8)
Acknowledgments 303 (2)
Index 305

The Defense Is Ready is about the making of a passionately committed American defense lawyer who believes that everyone accused of a crime, no matter how heinous, is entitled to a vigorous defense of his rights against the overwhelming power of a frequently callous state. Leslie Abramson's journey from eager young law clerk to one of the nation's premier homicide attorneys involved some of the most difficult and notorious criminal cases of the last two decades. Among

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