O.J. the Last Word by Spence, Gerry - October 1997

St Martins PRESS, October 1997. First edition as stated. Hardcover. Very Good +/good. the book is in excellent condition the dust cover is on wrinkles the binding is tight the edges of the pages are pretty clean might be a little dust on them.the OJ case will be debated and talked about for years, long after the talking heads come to another crime that dominates talk shows, tabloid papers. Even though it spends states, the last word on Simpson case will never be written, this portrait of America's troubled justice system twilight of the 20th century serve as a witness to an error of cultural and ethical people and its attendant disillusionment. Gerry Spence, legendary trial attorney is the author of the best-selling how to argue and win every time, the making of a country lawyer, and from freedom to slavery, he lives in Jackson hole Wyoming Attorney Gerry Spence was born in Wyoming and educated at the University of Wyoming. Spence served two terms as a county prosecutor, ran for Congress as a right-wing Republican in 1962, and practiced courtroom law for 25 years without a defeat. After he evaluated what was important to him, Spence founded Trial Lawyer's College, which trains young lawyers to beat corporate bigshots in the courtroom. He also founded Lawyers and Advocates for Wyoming, which specializes in public interest cases..O.J.: The Last Word is perhaps the most controversial and shocking book yet to be written about the O.J. Simpson murder case. Spence, who was O.J.'s first choice to represent him in the criminal trial, and who served as a national commentator throughout one of America's greatest legal traumas, has chosen, after three years without a written word, to write this honest, often caustic assessment of the trial that riveted a nation. What distinguishes this work from the torrent of articles and books that have been written about the case is that Spence has chosen not merely to exhume the facts surrounding the case and reassess whether or not O.J. was guilty, but rather to use the trial to write about America itself. While both the defense and prosecution repeatedly claimed that this was not a case about race, not a murder that revolved around the evidence that a great black football star had murdered his blond ex-wife, Spence argues just the opposite: that this was a case about racial prejudices and bigotry from the start, and that those who choose to ignore these facts fail to understand the burning issues that continue to keep us a great nation divided. Spence also uses the case to attack the media orgy that has helped to create a culture of celebrity obsession and materialistic greed... book Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches Weight: 14.4 ounces