Films for the Humanities and Sciences - The Trial Lawyer: Five Courtroom Champions Speak-1968

The Trial Lawyer: Five Courtroom Champions Speak—1968

F. Lee Bailey, Melvin Belli, Percy Foreman, Louis Nizer, and Edward Bennett Williams: kings of the courtroom, they built their reputations on some of the biggest cases in modern legal history. Drawing on vintage interviews by Harry Reasoner and archival footage, this program offers keen insights into the law profession and American jurisprudence. Topics under scrutiny include jury selection, the use of demonstrative evidence, the defense of clients known to be guilty, the death penalty, the setting of fees, and the pernicious “Perry Mason Syndrome.” Produced by CBS NEWS. (52 minutes, b&w)

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Item#: BVL11039
Copyright date: ©1967
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-1775-5

Part of the Series : Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: Primary Sources


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