Item Specifics - Nonfiction Books
	Author:	Daniel M. Petrocelli, Peter Knobler			Category:	Social Sciences
	Publisher:	Crown Pub
	ISBN-10:	0609601709
	ISBN-13:	9780609601709			Condition:	New
	Format:	Hardcover
	Publication Year:	1998
	Special Attributes:	1st Edition

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Synopsis
Prosecuting attorney Daniel Petrocelli reveals how he successfully obtained a guilty verdict in the civil trial against O. J. Simpson.
Size
Length:	644 pages
Height:	10.0 in.
Width:	6.5 in.
Thickness:	2.2 in.
Weight:	38.4 oz.
Publisher's Note
In a book that's certain to make headlines, the only person to prosecute O.J. Simpson successfully for double homicide reveals the gripping, behind-the-scenes story of how he prepared for and won the civil trial, why the prosecution team in the criminal trial failed, and what actually happened that night in Brentwood. When 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 firms 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. Petrocellis 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:Petrocellis ten-day, no-holds-barred deposition of O.J. SimpsonWhat Petrocelli learned from the incendiary depositions and interviews of Kato Kaelin, Faye Resnick, Marcus Allen, A.C. Cowlings, and othersThe surprising realizations that emerged from a mock jury trial, which Petrocelli lostHis dramatic face-to-face courtroom confrontation with O.J. Simpson on the witness standWhat happened that night in BrentwoodPetrocelli 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 havent heard about the trial you didn't see and is the closest, most in-depth look at an important murder case since Helter Skelter.
Industry reviews
"The disgusting Simpson affair finally has a hero. He is Daniel Petrocelli." New York Times - Maureen Dowd