A look at five famous trials that transfixed a nation. Geis, a
criminologist, and Bienen, who teaches at Northwestern School of
Law, contend that the five cases they discuss - Leopold and Loeb,
the Scottsboro boys, the Lindbergh baby, Alger Hiss, and O.J.
Simpson - have left a major imprint on our collective consciousness
because they represent a "mystery" - such as he ambiguity of
rebuttable evidence or a defendant's unwavering claims to
innocence, or, in the case of Alger Hiss, the impeaccable
credentials the accused and the disreputableness of his accuser.
Successful trials are overly dependent on skilled, high-priced
lawyers - and on the passions of the times. They also argue that
these cases highlight "the tensions, the inadequacies, and the
underlying processes" of our justice system. The O.J. Simpson case,
they argue, underscores the sloppiness with which judges give
warrants to the police - a sloppiness that passes unremarked on
until a high-priced legal team is able to publicize it. The authors
offer a fair analysis of celebrated cases that address the need to
see that true justice is dones. (Kirkus Reviews)
In compelling narrative, the authors probe the sensational cases of
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., and Richard A. Loeb, the Scottsboro "boys,"
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Alger Hiss, and O.J. Simpson, highlighting
significant lessons about criminal behavior and the administration
of criminal justice.
Each case study details the crime, the police investigation, and
the court proceedings, profiles the major players, and examines the
outcome and aftermath of the trial. The authors untangle the
perplexities surrounding the cases and illuminate the many
mysteries that remain unsolved today. These celebrated trials
reveal issues of overzealous prosecution, sloppy police work,
judicial bias, race, class, and ethnic struggles, and the role of
wealth in securing a competent defense. They also show how the
temper of the times and frenzied media coverage heightened the
intensity of drama in the cases.
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