Famous trials books
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The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Cara RobertsonA close account of the 1893 murder trial in Fall River, Massachusetts, using the trial record and the press coverage of the time.
A Civil Action
Jonathan HarrFollows a civil suit over water contamination in Woburn, Massachusetts, and shows how a lawsuit is built, delayed and settled.
Gideon's Trumpet
Anthony LewisCovers Gideon v. Wainwright, the US Supreme Court case that required states to provide lawyers to defendants who cannot afford one.
Nuremberg Diary
G. M. GilbertA contemporary record by a prison psychologist who observed the Nuremberg defendants during the war crimes trial.
The Sun Does Shine
Anthony HintonA memoir by a man wrongfully convicted of murder in Alabama, covering his years on death row and his eventual release.
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More famous trials books
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ImbecilesAdam Cohen - Abina and the Important Men
Abina and the Important MenTrevor R. Getz - My Life in Court
My Life in CourtLouis Nizer - Disorder in the Court
Disorder in the CourtCharles M. Sevilla - The Borden Murders
The Borden MurdersSarah Miller - The Murder of the Mahatma and Other Cases from a Judge's Not
The Murder of the Mahatma and Other Cases from a Judge's Note-book Gopal Das Khosla - The Cases That India Forgot
The Cases That India ForgotChintan Chandrachud - Oscar Wilde and Myself
Oscar Wilde and MyselfLord Alfred Bruce Douglas - Uncommon Law
Uncommon LawAlan Patrick Herbert - Select orations of M. Tullius Cicero
Select orations of M. Tullius CiceroCicero1499 - Nuremberg diary
Nuremberg diaryG. M. Gilbert1947 - The sun does shine
The sun does shineAnthony Ray Hinton2018