Word: courtrooms
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
When he enters the courtroom, all conversation stops. Everyone stares as the man accused of conducting an 18-year campaign of terror as the Unabomber walks to his seat. Even the prosecutors stop shuffling their papers to sneak a glance. But anyone expecting the self-confident strut of a killer who once branded his victims "dumb" and the FBI "a joke" will be disappointed. Ted Kaczynski's courtroom demeanor is almost timid. From the way he sits in his chair, hands folded, to the deferential behavior he shows his attorneys, he moves with the exaggerated politeness of a guest...
Richard Gere takes Hollywood's latest shot at China--this time targeting its system of criminal justice (or lack thereof). Solid courtroom drama, good paranoia buildup and a fine performance by Bai Ling as Gere's lawyer are ultimately let down by a muddled ending...
Within the confines of the courtroom as well, it was indeed a trial that has taken unexpected turns...
...believe there was any justice in what happened in the courtroom this afternoon," Reilly added...
...Simpson saga. When the guilty verdict was announced, an audience watching in a pub in Woodward's home village of Elton, in northern England, was so taken aback that for a time all that could be heard was the amplified sound of the teenager crying in the courtroom 3,000 miles away. The American justice system came under attack. Alarmed by Leone's masterful summation, some complained that the defense should have had the final word, as it does in Britain. Furthermore, says British legal expert Stephen Jakobi, "Massachusetts, home to the witch-hunt--we have a lot of problems...