The Art of Litigation » jury http://theartoflitigation.com Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:03:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Famous Trials http://theartoflitigation.com/famous-trials/ http://theartoflitigation.com/famous-trials/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:09:41 +0000 Woodruff http://theartoflitigation.com/?p=269 Douglas Linder at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law has created a webpage of famous trials. It contains transcripts, biographies, and other information. The earliest trial included is that of Socrates (399 B.C.). The most recent trial covered is the prosecution of Moussauri in 2006. It is a great source of information.

Famous Trials.

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The Houston Chronicle reports the student’s court appearance as follows:

“Kelsey Gloston stood in ankle and wrist restraints in court Tuesday afternoon wearing flip flops, a tight white T-shirt, short-shorts and sporting green streaks in her hair. Though she rolled her eyes and looked impatient while waiting for the judge, once U.S. District Judge David Hittner took the bench her tears flowed.”

Of course, her father intends to sue. Something tells me he is going to run into what we call judicial immunity and a lecture on poor parenting.

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