Courts on Trial: Myth and Reality in American Justice

by Jerome Frank

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CONTENTS: I. The Needless Mystery of Court House Government. II. Fights and Rights. III. Facts Are Guesses. IV. Modern Legal Magic. V. Wizards and Lawyers. VI. The "Fight" Theory versus the "Truth" Theory. VII. The Procedural Reformers. VIII. The Jury System. IX. Defenses of the Jury System--Suggested Reforms. X. Are Judges Human? XI. Psychological Approaches. XII. Criticism of Trial-Court Decisions--The Gestalt. XIII. A Trial as a Communicative...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691027552

ISBN13:9780691027555

Release Date:September 1973

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:456 Pages

Weight:0.10 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.5" x 8.4"

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Criminal Law Law Law Enforcement Legal History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences Textbooks

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