Mark Geragos,Pat    Harris
A searing manifesto on the ills of the criminal justice system from two of Americaâ€™s most prominent defense attorneys.,The American legal system changed dramatically in 1994, when the O. J. Simpson trial became a television-ratings bonanza. Now itâ€™s all crime, all the time, on TV, from tabloid news to police procedurals on every network. Americans know more about the criminal justice system than ever before. Or do they?,In ,Mistrial,, Mark Geragos and Pat Harris argue precisely the opposite: In pursuit of sensationalism, the media shows the public only a small, distorted sample of what really happens in our courtrooms. So, ironically, the more the public thinks it knows, the less informed it really is.,Mistrial, debunks the myth of impartial American justice and draws the curtain on its ugly realitiesâ€”from stealth jurors who secretly swing for a conviction to cops who regularly lie on the witness standÂ  to defense attorneys terrifiedÂ  of going to trial. Ultimately, the authors question whether a justice systemÂ  model drawn up two centuries before blogs, television, and O. J. Simpson is still viable today.,In the aftermath of the Casey Anthony trial, the flaws in Americaâ€™s justice system are more glaring than ever. Geragos and Harris are legal experts and prominent criminal defense attorneys who haveÂ  workedÂ  on everything fromÂ  celebrity media-circuses to equallyÂ  compelling cases defending individuals desperate to avoidÂ  the spotlight, and ,Mistrial,â€™s behind-the-scenes peek at their most fascinating cases will enthrall legal eagles and armchair litigators alikeâ€”as it blows the lid on whatÂ  really happens in a courtroom.
Law,Nonfiction,Crime,True Crime,Mystery,Crime,Autobiography,Memoir
Mistrial: An Inside Look at How the Criminal Justice System Works...and Sometimes Doesn't