The Case of the Colonist's Corpse: A Sam Cogley Mystery (Star Trek: the Original Series)
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When Captain Kirk faced court-martial he chose the best lawyer in the Federation -- Samuel T. Cogley a cranky old man who prefers books to padds and people to computers. Now once again its SAM COGLEY FOR THE DEFENSE! The planet Aneher II sits in the middle of the Neutral Zone and neither the Klingon Empire nor the Federation can claim it. Under the terms of the Organian Peace Treaty any such contested colony world will go to the party -- Federation or Klingon -- which shows it can best develop the planet. At first the two colonies live in peace but its a fragile peace one shattered when Administrator Daniel Latham the head of the Federation colony is found murdered and Commander MakTor the head of the Klingon colony is found crouched over Lathams body discharged phaser still hot in his hand. When Lieutenant Areel Shaw of Starfleet is assigned to prosecute MakTor Sam Cogley volunteers to defend the accused Klingon. But when Cogleys own investigation provides the prosecution with its key piece of evidence and his courtroom tactics unexpectedly backfire can even the galaxys most brilliant defense attorney win the day in... The Case of the Colonists Corpse
