From Crime to Crime From Crime to Crime

From Crime to Crime

Harold Shipman to Operation Midland - 17 cases that shocked the world

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Publisher Description

'If Henriques were a fictional character, he would be a celebrity, the kind of dashing, hawkish QC who turns up in Agatha Christie novels and is recognised by everybody... There is an undeniable, lawyerly authenticity about Henriques's book. He takes us meticulously through his cases... It is fascinating to read.' - Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times

Sir Richard Henriques has been centre stage in some of the most high-profile and notorious cases of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. After taking silk in 1986, over the course of the next 14 years he appeared in no fewer than 106 murder trials, including prosecuting Harold Shipman, Britain's most prolific serial killer, and the killers of James Bulger. In 2000 he was appointed to the High Court Bench and tried the transatlantic airline plot, the Morecambe Bay cockle pickers, the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes, and many other cases. He sat in the Court of Appeal on the appeals of Barry George, then convicted of murdering Jill Dando, and Jeremy Bamber, the White House Farm killer.

In From Crime to Crime he not only recreates some of his most famous cases but also includes his trenchant views on the state of the British judicial system; how it works - or doesn't - and the current threats to the rule of law that affect us all.

GENRE
Professional & Technical
RELEASED
2020
4 June
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
336
Pages
PUBLISHER
Hodder & Stoughton
SIZE
910.2
KB

Customer Reviews

Paul The Old Goat ,

Brilliant

An interesting insight into the workings of the judiciary. I enjoyed Sir Harry Ognall’s book and have been waiting with bated breath for another one of our great judges to put pen to paper. Well done Sir Richard. Having spent many hours sat in various Crown Courts as a Senior Prison Officer, I had a glimpse into the workings of the criminal justice system, but never get fed up with reading different perspectives.

Prof. Rincewind ,

Carefully considered

Carefully considered, beautifully presented. A criticism, in the purest sense, of the UK’s legal system. The government’s pursuit of short-term gains at the expense of long-term benefits has led to a widening ripple of contempt for authority.

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