Triumph of Justice : The Final Judgement on the Simpson Saga

About this book

When Daniel Petrocelli was first approached to represent the family of Ron Goldman in the O.J. Simpson civil trial he was one of the few people in America who had paid little attention to the Simpson criminal trial. His first inclination was to turn down the case. But as friends and clients urged him to accept as he got to know not only the Goldmans but the facts of the case and the human tragedy lurking behind it Petrocelli realized this was something he had to tackle head on. Never having tried a murder case putting his firms considerable reputation at risk confronting a media swarm for which he was totally unprepared and facing an overwhelming financial disadvantage Petrocelli nonetheless went on a personal and increasingly passionate mission to bring about justice. Triumph of Justice is a chronicle of that mission. Petrocellis insights observations and inside information not only show us how he convinced a jury to find O.J. Simpson liable for $33.5 million in the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman--proving to the American people that their legal system does indeed work--he also makes the story a compelling and exciting legal read. Among the revelations detailed in these pages: Petrocellis ten-day no-holds-barred deposition of O.J. Simpson What Petrocelli learned from the incendiary depositions and interviews of Kato Kaelin Faye Resnick Marcus Allen A.C. Cowlings and others The surprising realizations that emerged from a mock jury trial which Petrocelli lost His dramatic face-to-face courtroom confrontation with O.J. Simpson on the witness stand What happened that night in Brentwood Petrocelli also offers insight into the larger issues--of race wealth celebrity and police competence--surrounding the case. He places the trial in its proper context and in so doing examines legal questions and issues about our justice system that affect and reflect upon every one of us. Triumph of Justice proves conclusively that O.J. Simpson told lie after lie and that he did indeed kill his ex-wife and an innocent man. It is the story you havent heard about the trial you didnt see and is the closest most in-depth look at an important murder case since Helter Skelter.