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Lise Pearlman’s account of the tinderbox setting enveloping the trial of Huey Newton perfectly captures how much can be at stake for an entire community — even a nation — in a single trial and the exceptional role played by twelve everyday men and women we trust to decide each case. For those, like myself, who recall this case from our youth, Lise has done a wonderful job in both capturing a movement and its historical context. But anyone interested in history, courtroom drama, or criminal justice should read this gripping account of an all too often forgotten chapter of the 20th century.

Barry Scheck, PROFESSOR OF LAW BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW Co-Director, The Innocence Project

The definitive book on the 1968 Huey Newton death penalty trial.

D. Lowell Jensen, NEWTON PROSECUTOR

A clear recognition and exposition of the quest for justice and equality by one man for all people within the parameters of a trial that illuminates the racial divide of a nation.

Melvin Newton, PROFESSOR EMERITUS ETHNIC STUDIES, MERRITT COLLEGE (older brother of Huey Newton)

Lise Pearlman’s book about the trial of Huey Newton captures the tumultuous times, the personalities, the fighting defense lawyers, including Charles Garry, in a way that makes it eminently worth reading. Garry’s jury selection dealing with race was one of the best pieces of trial work done by anyone. Loved the book.

James Brosnahan, SENIOR PARTNER, MORRISON FOERSTER Rated among the top 30 trial lawyers in the U.S. (San Francisco federal prosecutor in 1968)

I began my long career as a criminal defense lawyer in the mid-60s in Oakland, California, and witnessed many of the legal events Lise Pearlman describes. I find her account of the 1968 Newton murder trial and its political context accurate and fascinating. Fans of famous trials will thoroughly enjoy this fast-paced, well-researched book. If “THE” trial of the 20th century can be measured, her argument for People v. Newton heading the list is a strong one.

Penny Cooper, MEMBER OF THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA TRIAL LAWYERS HALL OF FAME (Alameda County Deputy Public Defender in 1968)