Reviews for Devil's Advocates Closing Arguments in Criminal Law That Defined the American Justice System...

The average rating for Devil's Advocates Closing Arguments in Criminal Law That Defined the American Justice System... based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-07-23 00:00:00 Zeffir Ford Oddly enough, the closing arguments themselves were almost always disappointing. Lief and Caldwell do a magnificent job in this book analyzing eight significant criminal cases, from fleshing out the histories of the legal principles to engaging with the most colorful characters to painting detailed pictures about the social settings. Their observations are worth the price of this book, but the direct quotes of lengthy (and probably highly objectionable) closing arguments (or, worse, confused and often ill-prepared arguments at the Supreme Court level) tend to drag everything down. If the authors had written a strict history book that quoted only the most interesting and effective highlights of the various arguments, I would certainly have given it a 5-star rating. As it is, by the sixth chapter of this book I began to skim the direct quotes (or skip them entirely), so I can only give the book three stars. And I'm a public defender who hears and delivers closing arguments frequently, if that means anything.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-02-08 00:00:00 Randall Mcgarvey I love this series! ("And the Walls Came Tumbling Down & Ladies And Gentlemen Of the Jury") You don't have to love law as they are as much about history and the development of life standards in US. Is life always fair? No, but here are some of our more eloquent speaker who made us think about the true definition of justice and re defining the social norm.