Disorder in the Court
great fractured moments in courtroom history
$23.20
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
7 January 2010
Summary
Disorder in the Court: Hilarious Mishaps from Real Trials
Sit back and enjoy a collection of verbatim exchanges from the halls of justice, where defendants and plaintiffs, lawyers and witnesses, juries and judges, collide to produce memorably insane comedy.
The Court: “The charge here is theft of frozen chickens. Are you the defendant, sir?”
Defendant: “No, sir, I’m the guy who stole the chickens.”
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393319286 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0393319288 |
| Author: | Charles M. Sevilla |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 7 January 2010 |
| Weight: | 205g |
| Dimensions: | 206mm x 137mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
Court legalese, often combined with malapropisms and slips of the tongue in exchanges between judges, lawyers, plaintiffs, defendants and eccentric jurors, is gleefully quoted here Readers will undoubtedly cull their own favorites from this irreverent sampling of ‘justice’ in action. “
About The Author
Charles M. Sevilla
Charles M. Sevilla, perennially on the “Best Lawyers in America” list, has a private law practice in San Diego. He is the author of Wilkes on Trial and Wilkes: His Life and Crimes and a columnist for Forum.
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