Marshall Hall: A Law Unto Himself
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (623 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0854901876 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 302 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sally Smith has been a barrister since 1977 and a QC since 1997. She practised in crime for ten years before specialising in medical law.
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Jurors collapsed and judges wept at the overwhelming power of his performances. *Tells the full story of his first wife's death. As a result of his oratory in these he was adulated as an entertainer, his performances greeted with the same relish as those by the great actors; but he was also loved as a champion of the underdog, who almost single-handedly introduced compassion in to the Edwardian legal system. His famous trials included the Camden Town murder, Seddon the Poisoner, the Brides in the Bath, the Green Bicycle Murder and the Murder at the Savoy. Meticulously researched, Marshall Hall: A Law unto Himself is the first modern biography of a complex
. 'Sally Smith more than does justice to the extraordinary life of this complex man, with its ups and downs, its stresses and strains, its triumphs and occasional disasters. 'She seeks to explain this forensic phenomenon and with zip and vivacity she succeeds.' From a review by Alan Moses in The Times Literary Supplement. There have been and will be other great advocates, but the raw battle for the life of an accused in the shadow of the noose is something that now belongs to history. Her book is not only the portrait of a man, but also of an age and a profession the like of which we will never see again. 'A fascinating book that should hold any reader in its