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Summary: Incisive yet accessible commentary on the Simpson trial
Review: Acclaimed American criminal trial lawyer Vincent Bugliosi offers up a highly informative, thought-provoking account of the O.J Simpson trial and looks in detail at the cases of both the prosecution and defence.Bugliosi is a man who pulls no punches and is absolutely unafraid to speak his mind. It is this which manages to make his sometimes quite complicated legal jargon accessible to the reader so that they understand his analysis of the trial. It is clear that the prosecution, however hard they surely must have worked on the trial, were responsible for a catalogue of omissions and foul-ups in their presentation of the evidence, most notably the error concerning the infamous glove. He also damns the DA for trying the case in downtown Los Angeles and selecting a mostly black jury, who would surely have been influenced in Simpson's favour by the racial tension between blacks and police officers that was existing in Los Angeles at the time. Bugliosi further goes on to criticise the media's reporting of the case and how the sensationalist coverage of the case, as well as the nonsense-spouting "talking heads" on television both blew the whole trial clean out of proportion but undoubtedly put added pressure on the prosecution, who became far too conscious of the fact they were trying a celebrity. Bugliosi is also fond of making asides that deal with the nature of the media (his arguments have a whiff of Neil Postman about them then) but also on human incompetence and society's perception of the complex legal world in which he works. There are times when Bugliosi seems just a little bit TOO superior. I could be wrong, but I seriously doubt there are as many "incompetent" lawyers in America as he claims there is. There are no doubt many other lawyers who work the many hundreds of hours that he insists he does on a case. And defense lawyer Johnny Cochrane, however unethically he may have behaved in his presenting of his case, was simply doing his job. Therefore Bugliosi's vociferous and persistent criticism of the man is a little overdone. However, he does show clear sympathy with the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman and does a great deal to humanize rogue cop Mark Fuhrmann, making him seem a far cry from the evil racist he was frequently percieved as. I do not claim to be a legal expert and this is the only book of Vincent Bugliosi's that I have read. But the man's passion for his work and his profession and his anger at the sheer injustice of the verdict in this case carry it through and make it worth reading.
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Summary: 1-3 STAR REVEIWERS MUST HAVE BEEN ON THE JURY
Review: This was a great book about this crime. Every negative reveiwer here picks one thing they don't belive about the evidence and think this makes OJ innocent, but just as the auther says, 1 incorrect piece of circumstancial evidence does not free a murderer when you have 100 pieces of evidence agaist him. How can anybody read the 3 pages about all the circumstancial evidence and not think OJ is guilty. (these are the pages that state" ...it just so happens that..." For example, OJ doesn't remember how he cut his hand when he tells police the next day, "I can't remember what I cut it on". OK sure.
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Summary: The Final Verdict
Review: For OJ to be guilty, you must believe that he quickly disposed of the bloody clothes, shoes, and knives so they would NEVER be found, yet brought the socks and glove back to his home! And then smeared blood all over the console! The coroner who did the autopsies testified "the forensic evidence says the murders occurred after 11PM". The limousine driver testified he brought OJ to the airport at that time. When you read this book, note how they avoid discussing these facts.
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Summary: A powerful commentary on society
Review: Mr.Bugliosi gets right down to business in this story of the [...] saga.Telling a the reader,in his professional view of how this case was mis-handled,and puts all this in terms regular folk can understand.He also adds a few of his insights on life in general.He hasn't lost a step since Helter Skelter{about another killer}
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Summary: OUTRAGE
Review: This was a very interesting story written surprisingly well. I did not expect it to read so fast, nor did I expect to laugh out loud at some points but Bugloisi has a very matter of fact way of dealing with the simple and the complex. I didn't feel outrage but I feel it's the best title. I'm sure you'll feel frustrated as I did at the prospect of a not guilty verdict, and probably more so after the read since the author simplifies key elements that were not disputed. The book gives you a scary insight into the workings of our present day judicial system although the Celebrity element and nationwide publicity played certain doom in this example. I now have an interest in some of his other works as I do enjoy topics related to the legal system but never looked to non-fiction specifically.
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Summary: THE definitive book on the Simpson murder trial
Review: Mr. Bugliosi writes a scathing commentary on why the Simpson case was lost. He details in an often caustic & sarcastic manner, (which I found refreshingly honest) the blatant incompetence of the prosecutors, particularly Marcia Clark & Christopher Darden, the D.A., Gil Garcetti, & the oft seeming idiotic Judge Ito. While reading the book, you sense Mr. Bugliosi's own outrage over the verdict. You find yourself wishing if only he had prosecuted Simpson, there would have been justice for the Brown & Goldman families. I defy anyone to believe in Simpson's innocence after reading this book, & I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Where were you Vince?
Review: It's truly a shame that Mr. Bugliosi wasn't still the prosecuter when these senseless murderers were committed. However, in my opinion, even HE couldn't have gotten a conviction with this particular jury. I believe every member of that jury is just as guilty of murder as O.J. Simpson because they let him get away with it. How they sleep at night is beyond me. While it's true the prosecuters did a shoddy job of presenting the evidence, I believe it's equally true that this jury wouldn't have convicted Simpson if they had viewed a crystal-clear video tape of the actual act! How ignorant can one be? Bugliosi does a great job of presenting the case as it SHOULD have been presented, but there are portions of the book that are rather boring. Especially the part where he debates over whether there is a god or not. Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but Bugliosi seems to try and convice the reader that he's stupid if he really believes in god. This had nothing whatsoever to do with the subject of the book and should have been left out completely. Overall, it was a page-turner, and I do recommend it, but I think Bugliosi slipped a little on this one. Two of his other books, "Helter Skelter" and "And The Sea Will Tell" were much better written and give the added benefit of not leaving the reader believing an attempt was made to brainwash. Stick to the law, Vince, and leave religion alone--you don't know what you're talking about!
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Summary: Appropriate Title
Review: There was never any doubt to me that O.J. was guilty. I was outraged that he was found not guilty. My anger at that verdict however, does not compare to the anger at HOW he was found not guilty. This book tells that story, of how that verdict came about. The total incompetence of the prosecutors and how they laid the not-guilty verdict at the feet of an almost as incompetent defense is mind boggling. Vincent Bugliosi is not one of my favorite authors, but in this book he is superb. Even after the span of time that has passed, this book is still relevent and a must read. Get a copy and read it.
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Summary: Convicts the prosecutors if not O. J.
Review: Bugliosi's style puts me off, but I enjoyed at least this much about his book: he notes that the prosecutors blew a lock. No one should hazve been able to botch this prosecution. Ms. Clark, Mr. Darden, and Mr. Goldberg (among others) did. Mr. Bugliosi shows why President Bush would do better on "The Weakest Link" than the prosecutors did on "The Judge Ito Show." Bugliosi's criticisms of the jurors are as baseless in this book as they were during his tours of Geraldo's and other shows. His attacks on the "Dream Team" are gratuitous if for no other reason than that Johnnie and his co-conspirators played down to the level of their competition. So restrict yourself to Bugliosi on prosecution and you might learn something.
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Summary: In Hindsight...
Review: I read this book when it first came out, whenever that was. Vinnie's only convincing argument was that Cochran obfuscated the truth by setting up the jury against the LAPD, on a non-existent bias based on cops framing minorities. As far as I'm concerned, and I've always believed in OJ's guilt, all the rest of the evidence COULD have been planted by police. At the time of publication, there was no evidence that LA cops had ever framed suspects. Jurors were supposed to make this leap of faith based on their own experience with racial profiling. This is where Vinnie bashes the lawyers and jurors for making, in essence, a verdict that had nothing to do with the crime itself. But as it turns out, LAPD officers WERE planting evidence and conspiring to expedite convictions by lying and backing up their partners. Maybe Furman didn't do this, but the foundation of this book, years later, is sand.
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