My Life in Crime, 9781763733152
Paperback
A legal life: crime, courts, and quirky cases revealed.

My Life in Crime

a tapestry of cases

$30.40

  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    30 June 2025

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Summary

From Barrister to Battlefield: A Life on the Front Lines of Justice

In a career spanning five decades, barrister, prosecutor, judge and corruption commissioner John McKechnie AO KC has seen up close how the law touches the lives of us all, for both good and bad.

“After a year in practice, I received a brief to defend a youth accused, with his friend, of manslaughter. There are times when a chance event changes the course of one’s life. This was my event. Although unaware at …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781763733152
ISBN-10:1763733157
Author:John McKechnie
Publisher:Upswell Publishing
Imprint:Upswell Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:30 June 2025
Weight:394g
Dimensions:45mm x 211mm x 151mm
About The Author

John McKechnie

Born in Perth in 1950 and educated at Scotch College and UWA, John McKechnie AO KC has spent his adult life in the law - as King’s counsel, Director of Public Prosecutions, a Supreme Court judge between 1992-2015, and currently Corruption and Crime Commissioner.

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