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A compelling and gutsy read, Objection! captures Nancy Grace?s inimitable voice which has become a favorite of millions of television viewers and radio listeners around the country.
In Objection!, Nancy makes very clear her views on the imbalance of fairness in today?s judicial system. In an arena where celebrities are released without just punishment and innocent victims are vilified by power-hungry defense attorneys, Nancy seeks to even the scales with her unique, passionate approach.
Behind-the-scenes details from the cases:
-Scott Peterson
-Martha Stewart
-Kobe Bryant
-Jason Williams
-Phil Spector
-Robert Blake
作者简介 Nancy Grace joined Court TV from the Atlanta Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, where she served for a decade as Special Prosecutor, compiling a perfect record of nearly 100 felony convictions at trial and no losses. Nancy is currently the host of Closing Arguments on Court TV and substitute host of Larry King Live on CNN. She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss today’s most important trials.
Diane Clehane is a New York Times bestselling writer and journalist. She is a former correspondent for People, and her work regularly appears in TV Guide, the New York Post, and Variety. She lives in Westchester County, New York.
媒体推荐 ". . . must-read for anyone who wants to know the truth about what is really going on in courthouses . . ." -- Dominick Dunne
"Nancy Grace is one of the most intriguing television personalities of this decade." -- Larry King
专业书评 From Publishers Weekly
Grace, an ex-prosecutor who for years has been a fixture on Court TV and now CNN, attacks criminals and their lawyers in this fiercely opinionated critique of the criminal justice system. Grace became a prosecutor after her fiancé was murdered and claims to have achieved a 100% conviction rate. A political shuffle cost her that job, but God, she believes, led her to the airwaves to continue her battle of good against evil. Defense attorneys, she contends, are con artists whose job is "to obscure the truth from the jury." Other targets of the author's wrath are celebrity defendants who, she says, receive special treatment at trials and in sentencing; greedy citizens who talk their way onto juries to gather material for instant books; and hucksters who sell memorabilia collected from depraved criminals. Grace inveighs against those who profit from high-profile trials, but fails to note that her own role as television's pro-prosecution talking head could be criticized on that ground. Grace energetically argues that television cameras should be allowed at all trials. No matter how self-serving this proposal may be when made by a prominent member of the "24/7 media," the idea is intriguing and enlivens what is otherwise a fairly predictable and angry rehash of O.J., Peterson, et al.
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From Booklist
Grace, a former assistant district attorney in Atlanta specializing in criminal prosecution, is now a Court TV personality with a strong rightward lean. She presents a highly accessible commentary on what's wrong with our criminal justice system by focusing on cases involving the rich, famous, and infamous, including Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Scott Peterson, the Menendez brothers, Martha Stewart, and Robert Blake. Grace's name-dropping has purpose as she integrates these celebrity cases with her own litigation experience to highlight deficiencies in the justice system. Her attack on defense attorneys and their ethical deficiencies seems one-sided as she appears at times to disregard the presumption of innocence of the accused. She criticizes celebrity defendants and even juries who attempt to benefit financially from well-publicized trials. She includes a personal account of the murder of her^B fiance in an apparently random drive-by shooting. It was an experience that motivated her interest in the law and, no doubt, colors her perspective^B of the justice system. Vernon Ford
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Dominick Dunne
". . . must-read for anyone who wants to know the truth about what is really going on in courthouses . . ."
Larry King
"Nancy Grace is one of the most intriguing television personalities of this decade."
