Friedman, Lawrence M.  1930- <br/><br/>
The big trial :  law as public spectacle / 
Lawrence M. Friedman. 
 - 225 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-210) and index. 
<br/><br/>Law and its audience -- Open to the public : the headline trial -- Political trials -- Corruption and fraud -- Was justice done? -- Tabloid trials -- Celebrity trials -- Mystery and identity -- The worm in the bud -- The reason why -- Who are we : identity and the headline trial -- Enter the media -- Instant celebrity -- A concluding word. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780700620777 (hbk. : alk. paper) 070062077X (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014045937 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Trials--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF220  / .F75 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>347.73/709