The Fall of the House of Zeus by Curtis Wilkie (Crown, October 19, 2010)
[Scruggs speaking at a panel discussion on legal venues, or so-called ‘magic jurisdictions,’ sponsored by Prudential Financial]:
“‘The trial lawyers have established relationships with the judges that are elected. They’re state court judges; they’re populists. They’ve got large populations of voters who are in on the deal. They’re getting their piece in many cases. And so, it’s a political force in their jurisdiction, and it’s almost impossible to get a fair trial if you’re a defendant in some of these places . . . The cases are not won in the courtroom. They’re won on the back roads long before the case goes to trial. Any lawyer fresh out of law school can walk in there and win the case, so it doesn’t matter what the evidence or the law is.'”(pages 179-180)
The Fall of the House of Zeus by Curtis Wilkie goes on sale October 19th.
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