A Trial on Trial
[N.p.]: National Civil Rights Committee, 1946. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author, Lawrence Dennis. Large 8vo. 503 pp. Illustrations by Otto Brennenmann. A fine copy in very good dust jacket (chips & short closed tears on upper front & rear edge; small loss at spine ends; slight fading to spine). A unique association copy: Dennis was himself one of the defendants whose prosecution is examined in the book, while his co-author St.-George served as one of his defense attorneys. Item #23347
An important first-hand account of the notorious 1944 mass sedition trial in Washington, D.C., written by Maximilian St. George, one of the defense attorneys, and Lawrence Dennis, one of the defendants. The trial involved thirty defendants charged with sedition and conspiracy under federal law and ended in a mistrial following the death of the presiding judge. The authors examine the indictment, the Smith Act, jury selection, the government's evidence and prosecution strategy, and the constitutional questions raised by the proceedings.
Price: $500.00