Acquittal ― Secrets of a High-profile Trial Consultant

A leading trial consultant gives an inside look at the courtroom and justice system that explains how some of the most controversial verdicts in recent times came to be.

There are the courtroom scenes we see on TV, and then there’s the truth about what happens behind the scenesand inside the minds of the players. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience, Richard Gabriel provides firsthand accounts of his work on high-profile cases, offering unique insights on our justice system and those who shape it: the defendants, prosecutors, judges, witnesses, journalists, and the most important people in the room: the jury. An expert on court psychology and communication, Gabriel discusses his work on cases ranging from Casey Anthony to Enron and O.J. Simpson to Whitewater, in a book that will enlighten you about justice in America today.

Richard Gabriel is a trial consultant of thirty years who has worked on more than a thousand criminal and civil cases across the United States. He is a coauthor ofJury Selection: Strategy and Science. A former president of the American Society of Trial Consultants, he has appeared on CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, HLN, FOX, MSNBC, and NPR in more than fifty interviews on most of the high-profile trials in the last fifteen years. His experiences are the basis of a CBS TV drama currently in development.