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Under the Wig: A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence

William Clegg
3.97/5 (1170 ratings)
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How do you chat to someone accused of a savage murder? Or prepare a court case? Or sway a jury?

Step into the shoes of criminal barrister William Clegg as he meets clients in prison, works out weaknesses in the other side s case, and confronts witnesses at tense trials.

In a revealing memoir, he revisits fourteen of his most intriguing briefs, from the murder charge facing Colin Stagg to the shooting of Jill Dando, to the first prosecution under the Nazi war crimes act and the burglar jailed for life by an earprint.

All the while he lays bare the secrets of his profession, from the rivalry among barristers to the moments before a verdict comes back and how system of justice risks jailing you wrongly.

Under the Wig is for anyone who wants to know the reality of fighting a murder trial. Switch off the TV drama and plunge into the criminal law in action.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
288 pages
Publication:
2018
Publisher:
Canbury Press
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1912454084
ISBN13:
9781912454082
kindle Asin:
B07HS1KKDH

Under the Wig: A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence

William Clegg
3.97/5 (1170 ratings)
Read Download
How do you chat to someone accused of a savage murder? Or prepare a court case? Or sway a jury?

Step into the shoes of criminal barrister William Clegg as he meets clients in prison, works out weaknesses in the other side s case, and confronts witnesses at tense trials.

In a revealing memoir, he revisits fourteen of his most intriguing briefs, from the murder charge facing Colin Stagg to the shooting of Jill Dando, to the first prosecution under the Nazi war crimes act and the burglar jailed for life by an earprint.

All the while he lays bare the secrets of his profession, from the rivalry among barristers to the moments before a verdict comes back and how system of justice risks jailing you wrongly.

Under the Wig is for anyone who wants to know the reality of fighting a murder trial. Switch off the TV drama and plunge into the criminal law in action.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
288 pages
Publication:
2018
Publisher:
Canbury Press
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1912454084
ISBN13:
9781912454082
kindle Asin:
B07HS1KKDH

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