Closing Argument: Defending (and Befriending) John Gotti, and Other Legal Battles I Have Waged
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (741 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0609608312 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Yawn The autobiographical aspects of this book were somewhat interesting, but Cutler's denial of the Mafia's existence & denial that Gotti is a criminal are preposterous. The second half of the book was not only disingenuous but also incredibly boring.. Courtroom Gladiator and Bare Knuckles Champ The cure for everyone tired of slick lawyers whose business cards should say "Have Word Processor, Will Travel." Cutler is the Method Actor of the Bar. He tries cases from the inside out, with no cynicism, no patronization of the jury, and no distaste for the client hidden under a barrel of glib professionalism. Cutler lays his thoughts and feelings bare in this book, and it's an inspiration. If you're in law school, reading it may remind you why you bothered. If you're in practice, it will inspire you to try cases. If you're a gangster, it will make you check your. Bruce Cutler Telling it Like It Is Bruce Cutler has a tremendous ego. That aside, this book is an in depth depiction of a big city criminal defense attorney. Cutler traces his upbringing, parents, Poly Prep, law school and the Brooklyn D. A.'s office. Let's not forget the biggest defendant in NYC courts for the last century. He takes you behind the scenes of defending John Gotti. A first rate autobiography.
The conviction of Gotti, and his subsequent death in 2002 while serving a life sentence in solitary confinement, marked the end of an era. It was March 28, 1985, to be precise: He was thirty-six years old, and it was a moment that would change both men’s lives forever.Closing Argument is the inside story of how Bruce Cutler and John Gotti frustrated the feds so much that they finally had to break the rules themselves to convict the so-called Teflon Don. This fascinating document makes clear that Gotti and Cutler were perfectly matched. in Brooklyn; how he switched sides and became a fiercely dedicated defense attorney working with Barry Slotnick, one o
. The main villain in Cutler's story is the federal RICO Act, under which Gotti was charged and which Cutler contends is "a statute with lots of room for interpretation, and lots of opportunities for the government to destroy those whom it has decided worthy of destruction." But Cutler also displays clever legalese by stating early on, "I never believed John guilty of the things with which he was being charged." In fact, what is most remarkable in this book is Cutler's professed innocence about-indeed, admiration for-"the community of gamblers and street fellows who comprise what the government likes to call organized crime." He refuses to say anything stronger about Gotti than that his "alternate and rebellious lifestyle" made him "an easy target for over-