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Nuremberg Trials Nuremberg Trials
NUREMBERG TRIALS The Nuremberg trials were a series of trials held between 1945 and 1949 in which the Allies prosecuted German military leaders, political officials, industrialists, and financiers for crimes they had committed during world war ii. The first trial took place in Nuremberg, Germany,... Read more
George Jeffreys George Jeffreys
Jeffreys, George (1648–89). Notorious as the judge who presided at the Bloody Assizes, Jeffreys was a career lawyer who became conspicuous as an aggressive prosecutor and partisan judge. At political trials his success in harassing defendants and intimidating juries earned him royal approval... Read more
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General Term General Term
GENERAL TERM A sitting of the court en banc, with the participation of the entire membership of the court rather than the regular quorum. A phrase used in some jurisdictions to signify the ordinary session of a court during which the trial determination of actions occur. General term is... Read more
Claus Von Bulow Claus Von Bulow
Claus Von Bulow Trials: 1982 & 1985 Defendant: Claus Von BulowCrime Charged: Attempted murderChief Defense Lawyers: First trial: John Sheenan and Herold Price Fahringer; second trial: Thomas P. Puccio and John SheehanChief Prosecutors: First trial: Stephen Famiglietti and Susan McGuirl;... Read more
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Trial: 1923 Defendants: Elie Garcia, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Orlando Thompson, and George TobiasCrime Charged: Using the U.S. mail to defraudChief Defense Lawyers: Armin Kohn, William C. Mathews, Cornelius W. McDougald, and Vernal Williams (Garvey also represented... Read more
peine forte et dure peine forte et dure
peine forte et dure. After the Lateran Council of the church in 1215 forbade the clergy to take part in ordeals, the king's justices had no means of trying the guilt or innocence of suspected criminals. After a number of experiments they developed the trial jury of twelve men to decide. Since this... Read more
Salem Witchcraft Trials Mass. Ct. Oyer  Terminer 1692-1693 Salem Witchcraft Trials Mass. Ct. Oyer Terminer 1692-1693
SALEM WITCH TRIALS In 1692 the community of Salem, Massachusetts, was engulfed in a series of witchcraft afflictions, accusations, trials, and executions. During the course of the year, more than a dozen persons claimed to be afflicted by spells of black magic and sorcery that had been allegedly... Read more
Charles OConor Charles OConor
O'CONOR, CHARLES Charles O'Conor achieved prominence as a New York attorney and as counsel for the prosecution in the trial of the notorious Tweed Ring. O'Conor was born January 22, 1804, in New York City. After his admission to the bar in 1824, O'Conor practiced law in New York for twenty years,... Read more

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