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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gabriel, Richard K., author.
Acquittal : an insider reveals the stories and strategies behind today’s most infamous verdicts / Richard Gabriel.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-425-26971-8 (hardback)
1. Trials—United States. 2. Defense (Criminal procedure)—United States—Case studies. I. Title.
KF220.G33 2014
345.73'07—dc23 2014004157.
FIRST EDITION: June 2014
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