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Tilted - The Trial of Conrad Black

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Price: $24.99
ISBN13: 9781550027976

Width: 6 Inches
Height: 9 Inches
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: January 1, 2007
Illustrations: none
Publisher: Dundurn Press

Advance Praise

"Steven Skurka is in a unique position to best describe not just what happened during the Conrad Black trial, but also why it happened. From opening statements to closing arguments, Steven was in the courtroom and was the only journalist covering the trial who is also a very experienced practicing criminal lawyer. No one else will be able to offer as insightful a perspective into the legal issues, decisions, and strategies that shaped the trial." -- Edward Greenspan

"During the trial, we kept a close watch on the press, reading blogs and news articles regularly to see what, if any, impact we may have been having on the jury. Often, trial lawyers gauge the jury's view by the general public. It was evident rather quickly that Steve knew exactly what our position was--so much so, that he would say things in his articles that we had said in private meetings the evening before! It was if he had bugged the place and was listening in on our conversations! Once we realized he was a lawyer as well as a journalist, we understood how he was able to empathize with our arguments so well." -- Patricia Holmes, Attorney of Mark Kipnis

Description

It was Canada's trial of the century - held in an American court. Media titan Conrad Black, by turns respected and reviled for decades in Canada and around the world, faced off with U.S. prosecutors on charges of criminal fraud stemming from his activities with Hollinger Inc.

The trial was "tilted" from the outset. Black attempted to tilt things in his favour by using his considerable wealth to mount a ferocious defence. But his efforts were countered by an American justice system that is heavily tilted in favour of the prosecution. And ironically, the same wealth that Black used to strengthen his defence was used against him as the prosecution repeatedly played the "class card" to turn jurors against him.

Employing skilled analysis, expert insight, and touches of warmth and humour, Steve Skurka brings the trial to life in a way that readers have never experienced before. Tilted: The Trial of Conrad Black is the authoritative book on the most important trial of the decade.

Author

Steve Skurka is the legal analyst for CTV. A practising defence attorney, he has defended such landmark cases as the Dee Brown racial profiling case, the Hells Angels anti-gang law case, the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal, and the Guy Paul Morin Inquiry. He is a widely regarded and frequently quoted legal analyst and his blog, "The Crime Sheet," has been cited by major publications.