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The latest drive-by shooting in a notoriously drug-plagued housing project has taken the life of an unusual victim--the ex-wife of a prominent politician. The case that ensues reunites a once like-minded group of men and women whose views have evolved considerably since the 1960s.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Philipps uncovers the shocking rise and fall of Eddie Gallagher, the decorated Navy SEAL accused of war crimes during his deployment to Mosul, the fellow SEALs who turned him in, and the court martial that captivated the nation"--
5) 12 angry men
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Depicts a jury of men who must decide the fate of a teenage boy who has murdered his abusive father. The jurors are from all walks of life, and bring with them their own opinions, prejudices, fears, and personal demons.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Raymond Burr stars as the defense attorney who never lost a case. In every episode, Mason matches wits with his courtroom adversary D.A. Hamilton Burger and each time, aided by devoted secretary Della Street and loyal private eye Paul Drake, manages to uncover evidence that clears his client of murder.
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Publisher
Abrams Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson' is the story of Clarence Henderson, a wrongfully accused Black sharecropper who was sentenced to die three different times for a murder he didn't commit, and the prosecution desperate to pin the crime on him despite scant evidence. His first trial lasted only a day and featured a lackluster public defense. The book also tells the story of Homer Chase, a former World War II paratrooper and New England...
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Publisher
ESPN Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An essential examination of the rise and fall of Orenthal James Simpson, and parallels between his story with that of race in America. This series reveals how he first became a football star, why America fell in love with him off the field, what happened in the trial for his ex-wife's murder, and why he is now sitting in jail for another crime 20 years later.
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