Once Upon a Time in Los Angeles: The Trials of Earl Rogers

by Michael Lance Trope and Trope

Book Overview

Earl Rogers was born in upstate New York in 1869. Sworn into the practice of law in California in 1897, Rogers' prolific legal career in Los Angeles spanned twenty-one years, ending in 1918.

He defended the famous and infamous, including:

The great Clarence Darrow on charges of jury briberyLos Angeles Police Chief Charles Sebastian (who later became mayor of L.A.) on charges of having illegal sexual relations with a minorreal estate tycoon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806190299
• ISBN13: 9780806190297
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"