Mistrial : An Inside Look at How the Criminal Justice System Works...and Sometimes Doesn't

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In "Mistrial, an inside look at how the criminal justice system works...and sometimes doesn't," the basic thrust is that things have gotten so out of hand in America's criminal justice system that the prosecution has a vastly greater chance of winning cases than does the defense, so much so that ...

from satxreader

Well, well, well...where to begin. First the positive: I shocked myself when I actually enjoyed reading this book. It's undeniably entertaining with its anecdotes and thoughts about their cases and high-profile clients. They display a good sense of wit and humor, sometimes directed at themselves ...

from loraineo

Mark Geragos and Pat Harris write a very interesting book on the changes in the criminal justice system over the last 30 years. This book discusses jury selection, jury errors, wrongful convictions and much more. In the last chapter of the book they list 10 suggestions they feel could help improv...

from sallylou61

Geragos and Harris, defense attorneys who both work at the same law firm based in Los Angeles, demonstrate how the justice system has changed in the past thirty years or so. They show how factors such as the politicization of the criminal justice system, the O.J. Simpson trial, and professed vict...

from dketelsen

According to the authors, Mark Geragos and Pat Harris, they wrote this book to help the general population to understand what works and what doesn't in the criminal justice system. I reject that claim. I think this book is a soapbox for Mark Geragos and Pat Harris to complain about changes in the...