NCJ Number
12315
Date Published
1973
Length
396 pages
Annotation
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE TRIAL OF JUAN CORONA, THE INDIVIDUAL CONVICTED OF KILLING TWENTY-FIVE MIGRANT WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA.
Abstract
THE READER GAINS CONSIDERABLE INSIGHT INTO THE JUDICIAL PROCESS FROM INVESTIGATION OF THE CRIME THROUGH THE LAWYERS' FINAL ARGUMENTS. THE AUTHOR WAS AN AIDE TO THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY AND IS THEREFORE ABLE TO PROVIDE A CLOSE ACCOUNT OF THE GIVE-AND-TAKE OF THE ADVERSARY SYSTEM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.