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Clarence Darrow for the Defense

1941Irving Stone

5/5

I enjoyed this book very much. I had a lot to learn in the legal arena from Darrow's life and ideologies. Darrow, a united states attorney and pitted one of the best criminal Lawyers in Chicago and by extension America. He build his name by defending the working class who turned against him after settling tge McNaras case with the state. However, Darrows insight and the ability to get the best for his clients is at the center of this decision. He was also charged with attempted bribery of jurors which led to him to nearly quit the legal profession. His reputation and brillianxe iz what enabled him to build back his practice and get new clients. He believed that everybody deserved to be represented by an attorney. Everybody deserved a second chance. The state, he believed, was the biggest violators of human rights. He was known as America's greatest pleader due to his persuasive closing arguments which earned a lot of acquittals for his clients and even himself when he was in the prisoner's dock. As an attorney he never relied so much on legal technicalities but the facts of a case.
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