Would You Convict?: Seventeen Cases That Challenged the Law

by Paul H. Robinson

Book Overview

An illuminating exercise that challenges the reader's beliefs about the justice system

A police trooper inspects a car during a routine traffic stop and finds a vast cache of weapons, complete with automatic rifles, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and black ski masks-a veritable bank robber's kit. Should the men in the car be charged? If so, with what?

A son neglects to care for his elderly mother, whose emaciated form...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814775314
• ISBN13: 9780814775318
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Makes you realize why justice is blind!

Every day we read about the another high profile case that when the trial is completed there are what seems to be an endless series of debates. Would you convict is a glimpse into 17 cases that make you think.No one has ever said justice was perfect, but after you read this book you may wonder if there is any justice at all. A great attention to fine details laces this amazing work.Watch and read and one person is given life over a bad check for $129. Your heart may skip a beat as you read about a mother neglected by her son or was she? Each story is stops you and makes you look at the law a little differently. The author's has the unique ability to bring to life each case and you become the jury foreman. This book should be a must read for those interested in law or becoming and lawyer. Well done!