Triumph of Justice: The Final Judgment on the Simpson SagaWhen Daniel Petrocelli was first approached to represent the family of Ron Goldman in the O.J. Simpson civil trial, he was one of the few people in America who had paid little attention to the Simpson criminal trial. His first inclination was to turn down the case. But as friends and clients urged him to accept, as he got to know not only the Goldmans but the facts of the case and the human tragedy lurking behind it, Petrocelli realized this was something he had to tackle head on. Never having tried a murder case, putting his firm's considerable reputation at risk, confronting a media swarm for which he was totally unprepared, and facing an overwhelming financial disadvantage, Petrocelli nonetheless went on a personal and increasingly passionate mission to bring about justice. Triumph of Justice is a chronicle of that mission. Petrocelli's insights, observations, and inside information not only show us how he convinced a jury to find O.J. Simpson liable for $33.5 million in the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman--proving to the American people that their legal system does indeed work--he also makes the story a compelling and exciting legal read. Among the revelations detailed in these pages: Petrocelli's ten-day, no-holds-barred deposition of O.J. Simpson What Petrocelli learned from the incendiary depositions and interviews of Kato Kaelin, Faye Resnick, Marcus Allen, A.C. Cowlings, and others The surprising realizations that emerged from a mock jury trial, which Petrocelli lost His dramatic face-to-face courtroom confrontation with O.J. Simpson on the witness stand What happened that night in Brentwood Petrocelli also offers insight into the larger issues--of race, wealth, celebrity, and police competence--surrounding the case. He places the trial in its proper context and, in so doing, examines legal questions and issues about our justice system that affect and reflect upon every one of us. Triumph of Justice proves, conclusively, that O.J. Simpson told lie after lie and that he did indeed kill his ex-wife and an innocent man. It is the story you haven't heard about the trial you didn't see and is the closest, most in-depth look at an important murder case since Helter Skelter. |
Contents
ONE OneonOne | 1 |
THREE The Big Unit | 39 |
EIGHT Those UglyAss Shoes | 160 |
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Other editions - View all
Triumph of Justice: Closing the Book on the O.J. Simpson Saga Daniel Petrocelli,Peter Knobler Limited preview - 2016 |
Triumph of Justice: The Final Judgment on the Simpson Saga Daniel M. Petrocelli,Peter Knobler No preview available - 1998 |
Triumph of Justice: Closing the Book on the Simpson Saga Daniel Petrocelli No preview available - 2016 |
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References to this book
Language and Power in Court: A Linguistic Analysis of the O.J. Simpson Trial Janet Cotterill No preview available - 2003 |