"Ready for the People": My Most Chilling Cases as a Prosecutor
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559707364 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Much more than criminal cases Daniel Packman As someone lucky enough to get an advance copy of "Ready for the People", My Most Chilling Cases as a Prosecutor. I can tell you that this book is much more than an account of three horrifying crimes and their progression through "the system." Deputy District Attorney Batt provides an essential course in criminal justice that is invaluable for anyone connected with our legal system and for everyone who wants to know the whole truth. The reader will see the crimes as they are committed, watch as the cases are tried, and hear what the crooks, cops, victims, lawyers, and judges really. DANIEL BROOKMAN said Ready for Ms. Batt. As a criminal defense attorney, I usually avoid "true accounts" written by prosecutors as they tend to be one-sided, self-serving renditions of cases that could be won by a first year law student. The usual story involves a clear cut case where the District Attorney is representing the forces of right (the good people of the State) while the defense is usually some bad dude who deserves a long vacation in Prison. Of course the good guys prevail and the prosecutor is the hero. Good and Evil, Right and Wrong are clearly defined and everybody leaves happy. Not so with Ms. Batt's book.. Alicia B. Laurel said Compelling, compassionate, committed. Marissa is erudite, quick, fun, funny, committed to social justice and truth, and and an acute observer of human behavior. Her friend Johnnie Cochran describes her (in the introduction!) as "a prosecutor's prosecutor. She is full of zeal for her profession and possesses an insider's knowledge of the criminal justice system." She's also devoted herself to Buddhism for over Compelling, compassionate, committed Marissa is erudite, quick, fun, funny, committed to social justice and truth, and and an acute observer of human behavior. Her friend Johnnie Cochran describes her (in the introduction!) as "a prosecutor's prosecutor. She is full of zeal for her profession and possesses an insider's knowledge of the criminal justice system." She's also devoted herself to Buddhism for over 30 years, as well as to the mastery of the culinary arts. All of these elements figure in her very unusual book.Besides telling three compelling and hair-raising tales, Marissa shares aloud the unspoken rules of t. 0 years, as well as to the mastery of the culinary arts. All of these elements figure in her very unusual book.Besides telling three compelling and hair-raising tales, Marissa shares aloud the unspoken rules of t
This is nonfiction that reads like fiction.- Fans of Law & Order and Court TV and novels by John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Ann Rule will love this gripping, hard-hitting book.- Hardcover ISBN: 1-55970-705-4. - A bona fide inside of the criminal justice system, Batt makes readers feel they are in the courtroom with her, as well as behind the scenes
The characters populating the trials are vividly described, from a hardworking cop to a biased judge, or from a sleazy defense counsel to a superlative expert witness. From Publishers Weekly Los Angeles produces its share of horrific crimes leading to surreal trials, and in this volume, L.A. Interestingly, the author did not focus solely on courtroom triumphs for the prosecution. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. One trial results in acquittal, and another produces a guilty verdict but a preposterously lenient sentence. Batt also lets her characters speak in their own voices, even when the language is raw and the subject matter repellent. The author's aim is to "shine a penetr