Reversal of fortune
Subtitle: inside the von Bülow case
By: Alan M. Dershowitz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780394539034
Subjects: Von Bülow, Claus, 1926- -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Trials (Murder) -- Rhode Island -- Newport.
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Dramatis personae; title: Setting the stage; title: Part 1 : The first trial : of blue bloods, blood sugars and sugar daddies.; title: The maid's story : loyalty and treachery; title: The son's story : the search for the black bag; title: The doctors' story : blood sugar and insulin; title: The banker's and the mistress's story : greed, love and lust; title: Joy O'Neill's story : the defense case; title: The lawyers' stories : irresistible combinations; title: Part 2 : Between the trials : a hard second look.; title: Learning the Rhode Island shuffle; title: The old story retold; title: High society; title: The prince, the pusher and the parish priest; title: Trial and error; title: Not guilty by reason of innocence; title: Reversals of fortune; title: Part 3 : The second trial : tried and tried again.; title: Preparing for the new trial with the Kuh notes; title: The multiple-choice prosecution; title: The true-or-false defense; title: The last word; title: The jury decides; title: Part 4 : The aftermath : residues and revenge.; title: Jury versus jury; title: Suitable for framing; title: Money talks, but who listens?; title: The ongoing story; title: Epilogue; title: Chronology; title: A note on sources