Famous American Jury Speeches: Addresses before Juries and Fact Finding Tribunals, Vol. 1

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1925. Volume 1 of a 2 Volume Set. In the present collection, there are twenty-four speeches, made in widely separated parts of the United States, from the year 1884 to the year 1924. They are arranged chronologically, in order that a consecutive reading of them may show the trend in style, if such there be, of courtroom speeches. They are printed exactly as delivered. Interruptions by court and counsel are retained, so that the reader may more easily visualize the conditions under which the speeches were delivered. Brief biographical notes of the speakers and of the chief parties, as well as summary statements of facts, have been supplied by the editor, in order to make the speeches more easily understood. Twelve of the speeches were delivered to juries; six were before courts, without juries, sitting in admiralty, criminal law, equity, and probate; four were before legislative investigating commissions; and two were in a court of impeachment. They deal with such diverse matters as admiralty, boycott, clubs, conspiracy, corporations, finance, forgery, insurance, labor, larceny, libel, murder, perjury, politics, probate law, railroads, and socialism. Thus they are not merely speeches, but they are human documents in the development of human life. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1419173987.