From Publishers Weekly
From 1972 to 1987, Dengrove was a courtroom illustrator on New York City metropolitan-area television. She sketched at every important trial, including those of "Son of Sam," ex-attorney general John Mitchell, mob bosses, politicians and what she terms "social misfits." Writing with freelancer Martin, Dengrove explains that attending so many trials turned her into a supporter of the death penalty, and offers personal reactions to criminals, lawyers, judges and media types. The opinions expressed here about the criminal justice system are informed and shrewd; an added bonus is the inclusion of dozens of Dengrove's sketches.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Seldom has the adage "A picture is worth a thousand words" seemed more apt than in the case of courtroom sketches, until recently often the only allowed visual record of a trial proceeding. It is unfortunate that NBC-TV illustrator Dengrove's considerable facility at creating lifelike sketches (many of which are reproduced in this book) does not carry over to writing; even with the assistance of freelance writer Martin, the text is laden with awkwardly phrased and numbingly banal observations and opinions. About Jean Harris: "I felt that Jean didn't quite have it all together." About John W. Hinckley Jr.: "He appeared so wacked out, spaced out, and knocked out of the world around him." Libraries can skip this.
- Jack Ray, Loyola/Notre Dame Lib., Baltimore
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Jack Ray, Loyola/Notre Dame Lib., Baltimore
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
