Defending the Guilty: Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom
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True crime meets humour in this hilariously funny and eye-opening Kitchen Confidential of the criminal justice system
Every day, criminal barrister Alex McBride stands up in court and attempts to save people from conviction, prison, even a lifetime behind bars. Sometimes it's a hopeless case. Sometimes he has the chance to right a wrong. But mostly his clients are just plain guilty.
In Defending the Guilty, McBride takes us behind the scenes of Britain's criminal justice system. He introduces us to its extraordinary characters and arcane eccentricities, and tells astonishing stories of courtroom triumph and defeat. Whether he's defending hapless teenagers at Harlow Youth Court or prosecuting gold bullion robbers at the Old Bailey, these hair-raising tales reveal that justice rarely operates in quite the way we expect. Throughout, McBride grapples with that most important of questions- how do we ensure that the guilty are convicted and the innocent walk free?
Author: Alex McBride
Format: Paperback, 288 pages, 130mm x 196mm, 203 g
Published: 2011, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Autobiography: General
Description
True crime meets humour in this hilariously funny and eye-opening Kitchen Confidential of the criminal justice system
Every day, criminal barrister Alex McBride stands up in court and attempts to save people from conviction, prison, even a lifetime behind bars. Sometimes it's a hopeless case. Sometimes he has the chance to right a wrong. But mostly his clients are just plain guilty.
In Defending the Guilty, McBride takes us behind the scenes of Britain's criminal justice system. He introduces us to its extraordinary characters and arcane eccentricities, and tells astonishing stories of courtroom triumph and defeat. Whether he's defending hapless teenagers at Harlow Youth Court or prosecuting gold bullion robbers at the Old Bailey, these hair-raising tales reveal that justice rarely operates in quite the way we expect. Throughout, McBride grapples with that most important of questions- how do we ensure that the guilty are convicted and the innocent walk free?
Defending the Guilty: Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom