The Prosecution Responds: An O.J. Simpson Trial Prosecutor Reveals What Really Happened [Hardcover]

Hank M. Goldberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1996

In a serious and compelling analysis of one of the most significant events in U.S. history, Goldberg presents the bulk of the prosecution's forensic and scientific evidence, and shares extensive information about the mechanics, tactics, and strategies of the prosecution's case.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 386 pages
• Publisher: Birch Lane Pr; 1st Printing edition (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559723610
• ISBN-13: 978-1559723619
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,013,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars You should have "responded" during the trial, March 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Prosecution Responds: An O.J. Simpson Trial Prosecutor Reveals What Really Happened (Hardcover)

So after the trial is all over, and the jury has gone home, and O.J. is free, career bureaucrat Mr. Goldberg decides it is time cash in and write a book. To add insult to injury, his book is called, "The Prosecution Responds." Excuse me, but "responds" ? You had nearly one full year at trial; why didn't you make your case then when it would have counted? This defensive and somewhat silly book proves better than anything else why Vincent Bugliosi was right when he said the D.A.'s office was incompetent. The best O.J. Simpson criminal trial book remains "Outrage" by Vincent Bugliosi.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Deputy Prosecutor's Story, October 3, 2000

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This review is from: The Prosecution Responds: An O.J. Simpson Trial Prosecutor Reveals What Really Happened (Hardcover)

Hank M. Goldberg is the Deputy District Attorney of Los Angeles County. He presented the bulk of the forensic and scientific evidence, and tells the story of the prosecution of OJ Simpson, one of the "most extraordinary events in legal history".

He says that the prosecution chose the best available option in virtually every major tactical decision, and how each decision made sense in the context of the trail as a whole. He did reread the transcript to write the book, unlike the unfounded criticisms of an outrageous author.

Hank explains why the jury said "not guilty". You can take this all with a tablespoon of salt! He claims that "the jury did not consider the prosecution's evidence" because they delivered their verdict in less than four hours. If he can lie about this, can he believed about the rest? Any jury that is not convinced of the prosecution's case will come to a quick acquittal.

Hank M. Goldberg should discard his sour grape and take an objective look at the prosecution, as in Chapter 39. They made a list of things that proved OJ guilty, such as: "they took the Bentley, not the Bronco", "he was seen outside at night ... entering the house", "the gloves are twice as expensive as average men's gloves", "the motive for the killing was rage", "no evidence of theft or burglary", "the victims did not scream", "little evidence that Nicole resisted", "Simpson forgot to set the security alarm", "staring out the window when others were sleeping", "one of the first people he calls is Kato". I am not making this up! They looked so hard at the roots that they couldn't see the trees.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't live up to its title!, January 8, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Prosecution Responds: An O.J. Simpson Trial Prosecutor Reveals What Really Happened (Hardcover)

"The Prosecution Responds" is not about the prosecution "responding" to OJ's defense (as if the defense had something to prove anyway), but this book written by the assistant prosecutor in charge of scientific evidence is limited to HIS own knowledge of and dealings with the case. Instead of providing a narrative of the facts and trial, Goldberg tells us "how the trial affected me." It isn't until the middle of the book that he even mentions that OJ's blood was found at Nicole's townhome!! Further, his attitude is "the prosecution did nothing wrong." Once you read this book, you'll know that OJ did it, and ALSO that the prosecution blew the case by trying to prove things it didn't have to prove (such as "OJ's a bad guy"). A MUCH better book on OJ's trial is Jeffrey Toobin's THE RUN OF HIS LIFE: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON.