THE DEFENDER The Life and Career of Samuel S. Leibowitz 1893-1933

Hardback. Featuring one of the most famous and successful defence attorneys in American law, Samuel S. Leibowitz. Written by his son and based on Leibowitz's private papers, office files, court records and exclusive photos, the book tells the fascinating story of Leibowitz's early career in America's turbulent 1920's and 30's. This biography illuminates how Leibowitz handled some of the most famous cases of his era, including : the Scottsboro Boys, Al Capone and the White Hands Gang, the Hoffman "wrong man" murder case, the Seabury police corruption investigation, and the notorious Greenberg murder-for-hire crime, packed with all the drama of a 'Double Indemnity' scenario. Although he pioneered the use of expert testimony and many of his cases set important criminal law precedents in the area of 14th Amendment guarantees, Leibowitz's unabashed histrionics in the courtroom alone form a colourful mosaic that is sure to captivate. An intimate, revealing portrait of an attorney as renowned as Clarence Darrow in his time and as flamboyant as F. Lee Bailey in ours. Illus. + Index. 255pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lacks fep. Nr. Vg. in frayed and chipped G+ dw.