Closing Argument Defending & Befriending John Gotti, And Other Legal Battles I Have Waged

Best known for his highly publicized defense of John Gotti, Bruce Cutler personified a confidence, passion, & legal thoroughness that repeatedly defied a gov't. determined to bring Gotti to his knees. Here, he recounts his time as an aggressive assistant D.A. in NY; how he switched sides & became a fiercely dedicated defense attorney working with Barry Slotnick, one of N.Y.'s premier criminal attorneys; & the path that led him to John Gotti's side in court, on March 28, 1985. This is the inside story of how Cutler & Gotti frustrated the feds so much that they finally had to break the rules themselves to convict Gotti. The conviction of Gotti, & his subsequent death in 2002 while serving a life sentence in solitary confinement, marked the end of an era.Cutler, Bruce is the author of 'Closing Argument Defending & Befriending John Gotti, And Other Legal Battles I Have Waged', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756787462 and ISBN 0756787467.