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21) Falls the shadow
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Defense attorney Victor Carl, seeking a new trial for his client who has been convicted as a wife murderer, is assisted by Bob, a busybody who seems to feel compelled to help those around him, but Victor begins to see his mentor in a new light when he discovers a connection between Bob and the victim.
22) A time to kill
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997, c1996
Language
English
Description
A young white lawyer tries to defend the vengeful father of an African American rape victim and faces dangerous racial tensions.
23) Monster
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
24) Dog tags
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lawyer Andy Carpenter's latest case is defending a dog who is in danger of being put down if his owner, an Iraq war veteran and former cop, is convicted of murder, and as he tries to save the dog, Andy discovers the animal is involved in a much larger case than Andy realized.
28) Alias Grace
Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Fact-based story of Grace Marks, a sixteen-year-old girl who received a life sentence in 1843 for allegedly taking part in the murder of her employer and his lover, but whose case continued to stir debate throughout her prison stay, resulting in her release in 1872.
29) 12 angry men
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Pub. Date
2008, c1957
Language
English
Description
The case against a Puerto Rican boy accused of murder looks open and shut, but passions ignite and prejudices emerge in the cramped, sweltering jury room as one man holds out for acquittal.
30) Ransom river
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Rory Mackenzie, having been selected as a juror in a murder case in Ransom River, California, reluctantly returns to her hometown and is forced to face her past when she realizes the dark secrets she has been keeping can help solve a cold case.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
Criminal defense lawyer Mickey Haller's newest client is Lisa Trammel, a young woman accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take away her home, and despite mounting evidence and his own suspicions that his client is guilty, Mickey vows to clear Lisa's name, and when he uncovers a conspiracy with millions of dollars at stake, Mickey realizes someone besides Lisa had a bigger motive for murder and a reason to kill Mickey to keep him...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A tense mix of Dead Man Walking and Making a Murderer, Surviving Execution combines the very best in true-crime writing with a searching exploration of our most barbaric punishment.Imagine being condemned to death for murder, when even the prosecutors admit that you didn't actually kill anyone. This is what happened to Richard Glossip, a death-row inmate who was found guilty of murdering motel owner, Barry van Treese. Despite being convicted on the...
36) In contempt
Author
Publisher
ReganBooks
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Christopher Darden, a member of the prosecution team during the O.J. Simpson trial, discusses his life, the Simpson case, racism, and his disillusionment with the legal system in the United States.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Assistant District Attorney Alexa Hamilton reluctantly sends her seventeen-year-old daughter Savannah, to live with her ex-husband and his family in Charleston after she received death threats against Savannah's life for prosecuting serial killer Luke Quentin.
39) The color of law
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Dallas attorney Scott Fenney is assigned to defend a young woman charged with the murder of a Texas millionaire and son of a presidential hopeful; but as the case unfolds, Fenney is pressured to ease up in his defense of the woman.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Examines the case of Pat Dunn, a man convicted of murdering his wife in Kern County, California, looking at the inconsistencies in the gathering of evidence and during the trial; discusses the large number of wrongful convictions in the county's justice system; and argues that such events are part of an escalating trend in America.
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