Guilty Book Review
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During my internship with the New York State Supreme Court, I was involved in numerous criminal court arraignments and/or procedures that could be brought forth in legal proceedings. From those suspected of sexual assault to intent to sell illegal drugs, I witnessed many suspects move through the justice system. I saw many of these criminals released with little or no incarceration time, like one accused of gang assault who received a one day sentence and five years probation. Thus, it is easy to understand because of this experience the feelings of Judge Harold J. Rothwax in Guilty: The Collapse of Criminal Justice. In his book, Rothwax argues that America is becoming a nation of bad laws where criminal and defense attorneys hide behind loopholes and take advantage of poorly conceived statutes, procedures and rulings. Guilty discloses the former judge’s feelings based on years of courtroom experience, feelings that include his beliefs that many lawyers are more interested in advancing their careers than justice, obfuscate the truth intentionally, and that few of them remain focused on the one question that remains crucial for the dispensing of justice: Did the accused commit the crime? As the Judge (18) states “Our system is a carefully crafted maze, constructed of elaborate and impenetrable barriers to the truth.” A gang assault case and a sexual assault case that I participated in showed me how lawyers all too often wish to plea bargain in or
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