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Summary: Excellent Analysis of Why O.J. Was Acquitted
Review: Vincent Bugliosi, in a brilliant analysis, shows the reader why a case with overwhelming evidence against the defendant was lost. For the most part he does not believe that O.J. Simpson's attorneys brilliantly argued their side of the case; it was mostly the prosecution's incompetence that lost the case for them. Bugliosi, for his part, doesn't blame the jury for reaching the verdict it did. After you read this book, you will never believe the prosecution did the best job it could have done.The only thing which mars the book is Bugliosi's tendency to claim HE could have changed the verdict to at least a hung jury. He might have been able to do so, given the prosecution's glaring foul-ups (especially with the glove and with Mark Fuhrman), but there was so much more involved with the environment in Los Angeles at that time that was beyond the prosecution's control. I am thinking of how much the atmosphere was poisoned with racial strife as a result of the Rodney King fiasco and the L.A. riots. O.J.'s lawyers knew how divided the city was, and they played the race card for all it was worth. I don't think there was any way that jury could have possibly voted for conviction given those circumstances, and I have grave doubts somebody as brilliant as Bugliosi could have even gotten a hung jury. Nevertheless, after reading this book one will never look at the O.J. Simpson case in the same way again.
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Summary: Sensationalism, nothing more.
Review: I believe the sick publicity surrending Simpson murder case played by the media to overshadow the Rodney King case. Also, I did NOT pay for this book. I borrowed it, thank goodness. The author (along with MANY others) have earned "blood money" vice profit from this murder case. Anyone who writes a book about this bizarre and ugly case should be ashamed.
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Summary: Boy, is he mad!
Review: If you, like me, were angry, angry, ANGRY about the outrageous, erroneous, and foul verdict in the killer's (like the Goldman family, I never speak the man's name) criminal trial, then this is the book for you. If however, you believe that the verdict was proper................then I suggest that you learn the meaning of one little word - DNA, which demonstrates that the killer is absolutely, 100% GUILTY! Although he's now a defense attorney (cough!), Vincent Bugliosi's name is easily recognised by true crime fans and readers. For he, of course, was the young lawyer who shot to fame as the prosecutor largely responsible for the convictions and imprisonment of the so-called "Manson Family" whose Tate/LaBianca murderous crime spree shocked the world in 1969. And what self respecting true crime reader does NOT have a copy of "Helter Skeleter" in his or her library? Up until the Brown/Goldman murders, the Manson saga was labelled "The Trial Of The Century." Perhaps it's no mere coincidence that Vincent Bugliosi was fated to be involved in both. It's doubtful that any other prosecutor had the drive, dedication, and persistence of Bugliosi in 1969, 1970, and 1971. For though he was knee deep in information and speculation, his prosecution was rapier sharp, direct, no nonsense, informative, and unambiguous. And so is this book. In the second paragraph of this book, he states simply "Simpson committed these murders." And you know what? He's right. One can almost visualise Bugliosi punching the words into his computer as he typed this book - for it simply drips with anger and indignation. He's angry at everyone who contributed to this awful verdict - the jurors, the defense attorneys, the killer, the media, and most of all the prosecutors. He's angry at the jury for ignoring the DNA evidence and believing the defense's smoke and mirrors routine. He's angry at the defense attorneys for their unethical injection of bogus racial and police frame-up issues into the trial. And he's particularly angry at the prosecution for their failure to introduce extremely incriminating key evidence into the trial, for their failure to properly counter the bogus issues raised by the killer's lawyers, for their anaemic opening and closing arguments............and well, just for their inexcusably poor performance in general. And you know what? By the end of the book, you'll share his fury, because it's completely contagious. If only Bugliosi had prosecuted this case and had Daniel Petrocelli as his his co-counsel. If they had, we all know where the killer would be now...................and it wouldn't be on the golf course.
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Summary: OJ Simpson - Not Guilty
Review: This book is truly outrageous in its advocacy of guilt. It is most concerned with the opinions of the author, and says little about his past experiences as an LA prosecutor. J. Cochran's book provides more facts about the office. The author never attended the trial (according to J. Bosco's book) and could not adequately report on the trial. Recent events in LA show that planting evidence has been used, etc. Steven Singular's "Legacy of Deception" is a more informative book. The testimony of the two witnesses who cannot lie say that OJ Simpson is not guilty. Blood and flesh were found under Nicole Brown's fingernails; the blood type did not match OJ (or Nicole or Ron). Ron Goldman walked to work, worked out, and practiced karate; his hands showed bruises from punching someone in the face or head more than once. OJ had no scratches or bruises on his hands, arms, face, or body: he could not have been a lone murderer. The newspapers said that when the bodies were found after 12:15 AM their red blood was trickling down the sidewalk. The crime scene pictures printed in the National Enquirer showed the red blood. This says they were freshly killed, around 11:30, because their blood would be black and clotted if dead for over an hour (as in the Borden Murders). The above physical evidence proves OJ Simpson to be innocent of these murders. Some say the 25 to 30 stab wounds on Ron Goldman suggest an emotional frenzy from a personal enemy, and Nicole Brown was the innocent bystander. The book "Killing Time" is the first and only objective book (arguments for both sides) to discuss all the evidence. I hope that those who want to know the facts will read this, and reconsider any prejudgments that they made in June 1994.
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Summary: Authorative insight in to the O.J. Simpson Case
Review: Having ready other works by Bugliosi I certainly was not disappointed by this offering. Bugliosi shows how inept, lazy and ignorant the prosecution were, and how they allowed the defence to destroy their case. Bugliosi clearly has no love for Johnny Cochrane and regularly in this book delights at taking a sideswipe at him and his Dream Team. I felt this was wrong. After all, even though most evidence points to Simpson being the killer it was Cochrane et al's job to try and get OJ off. The only Dream Team member he gives any credit to is Barry Sheck giving the impression that deep down Bugliosi was very impressed. In any case he shows that the Prosecution allowed a guilty man get away with murder something which is unforgivable.
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Summary: Interesting, but book tends to ramble.
Review: First, let me say that I enjoyed the book. I found myself, however, skimming many of the later pages, because of the author's rambling writing style. Bugliosi identifies several shortcomings of the OJ Simpson prosecution. Given the length of the trial and its tedium, I doubt that any of the trial changes he suggested would have made any telling difference in the outcome. The critical error to try OJ in L.A. was the real failure of the prosecutors in this case.
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Summary: Outstanding! Justice!
Review: This is truly the definitive book on the OJ Simpson trial. The only regret I have is that I wish Bugliosi was the prosecutor on the case. Not only does he clearly prove to the reader that OJ is guilty, he shows how much the prosecutors bumbled the case (a prosecutor never tells the jury, "I'm glad I don't have to make your decision", like Darden did. He is admitting reasonable doubt. The best part was when Bugliosi showed that OJ is guilty simply by explaining the inconsistency of his testimony to the detectives. I am definitely buying all of Bugliosi's other books.
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Summary: Justice By Proxy
Review: At last, there is a sense of "relief" for the travesty of justice that was the O.J. Simpson circus of 1994-1995. This book had me saying "Yes, Yes! I knew it!" I latched onto the words in this book with full attention. I completely agree with the author, and wondered why he was not in the courtroom instead of the prosecuters who tried the O. J. Simpson case. Mr. Bugliosi did not let a single detail of the much publicized trial escape his attention. He makes it clear that if a guilty person will not confess of his crime, for whatever reason, then everyone else who is aware will do it for him. The author's wit is razor sharp in each chapter, especially the Final Summation. I ate up every word in this book like pancakes and syrup on Saturday morning! Why did the judge allow the race card to be played? Is it a coincidence that money buys a verdict of "not guilty?" How can blood at the crime scene from one out of 233 people not be convincing? If we cannot obtain testimony--which the author, a lawyer, indicates is something that an innocent person is inclined to do after being falsely charged with a crime--then there is satisfaction, at least, from having possession of the printed words written by someone with genuine knowledgeability. The highlight of "Outrage..." is the transcripted interrogation of the LAPD with O.J. Simpson, word for word. It allowed me to understand how guilt has a way of making a story trip all over itself. There is no such thing as the perfect crime. After reading this book I feel like a lawyer instead of a spectator. Wherever you see this book, buy it, buy it, buy it. Don't think--get it! There's more in this text than the trial of one man. "Outrage..." makes a solid case for revamping the entire American judicial system.
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Summary: Riveting and Brilliantly Argued
Review: Put simply, this book makes me wish that Mr. Bugliosi had been arguing in place of Clark and Darden. Mr. Bugliosi's analysis of the case should convince even the most narrow-minded person of O.J. Simpson's guilt. The book is filled with insightful commentary as well as biting indictments of incompetence, when appropriate (and indeed, such indictments are appropriate all too often). At the same time, the book remains engaging and very enjoyable to read. The Final Summation section, with the arguments that Mr. Bugliosi would have given the jury in his final summation had he prosecuted the case in bold, is particularly powerful. The arguments condemn Simpson with the power of pure, straight-forward logic and a superlative command of the written word. People in the reviews below have said that Mr. Bugliosi "demeans" people and that in being a defense attorney he is doing the same thing he condemns Johnny Cochrane for. These reviews are ridiculous for several reasons. First of all, Bugliosi does not have the intention of "demeaning" people such as the prosecutors or the LAPD when he criticizes their respective performances; he is simply analyzing their individual performances, which frankly were quite poor, and saying what he considers to be the truth. He is certainly not euphemistic in his criticism; but he is rather just being objective (he has nothing against the people he is critiquing on a personal level, for sure), and anyone who says he is being too harsh had better have a good reason, because his comments sure seemed to be dead-on accurate. Regarding Mr. Bugliosi's criticism of Johnny Cochrane in light of his own turn as a defense attorney: every criminal who stands trial has the right to an attorney, and defense attorneys are generally respectable people who attempt to advise their clients in a way in keeping with justice. Johnny Cochrane's showy, preachy, over-the-top, and, most importantly, vehement defense of a man he must have known to be guilty was disgraceful. Defending an accused criminal is one thing; pulling out every possible stop and every ludicrous argument so that vicious murderer goes free is entirely another. Regarding people's complaints about Mr. Bugliosi's ego: I think you mistake his expertise for ego. I didn't sense any self-consciousness on the author's part, only a firm handle on the subject at issue. As for Mr. Bugliosi's words on God: instead of having a gut reaction of "How dare he!," why don't you actually think about what he says? The man is clearly one of the most clear-headed and intelligent people around, and it might do you good to think about religion from a different perspective than your own with an open mind, particularly when the source is one so distinguished. Mr. Bugliosi uses the powers of analysis that enabled him to demonstrate Simpson's guilt so decisively to grapple with contemporary organized religion--if his logic was good enough in the former instance, why is it all of a sudden called into question and, indeed, struck down by certain reviewers in the latter instance? Read with an open mind, people--you just might learn something. Don't accept everything you're given--examine and scrutinize the universe that surrounds you instead. And by the way, just because you don't believe in God doesn't mean you can't distinguish right from wrong--the idea that morality has to spring from religion is a conceit that some religious people tell themselves to make themselves feel noble. A sense of right and wrong can certainly come from a belief in God, but it can also come from respecting your fellow human beings. In more general terms, though, I think it can be agreed that this is an immensely intelligent and revealing look into the mockery of justice that was the O.J. Simpson case. I would invite anyone who cheered Simpson's acquittal to read this book and see if they regret having rejoiced in the freeing of a murderer. As for the rest of us, it gives us an opportunity to sit back and read all of the points that we have made time and again about the case plus some we haven't thought of thrown in for good measure, all articulated in the most eloquent fashion.
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Summary: AN ANALYSIS OF AMERICA'S STUPIDITY
Review: MR Bugliosi did fine with his analysis of the Simpson trial but his garbage of his philosopical agnosticism had no place in the book. He sure did not convince me to doubt the existence of God. What was his Point?
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