Author : Steven J. Phillips
Release : 2010-05-05
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 46X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis No Heroes, No Villains by : Steven J. Phillips
Download or read book No Heroes, No Villains written by Steven J. Phillips. This book was released on 2010-05-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 28, 1972 in a South Bronx subway station, John Skagen, a white off-duty policeman on his way home, suddenly and without apparent provocation, ordered James Richardson, a black man on his way to work, to get against the wall and put his hands up. Richardson had a gun, and the two exchanged shots. In the melee that followed, Skagen was fatally wounded by a cop who rushed to the scene. In the ensuing trial, William Kunstler handled Richardson's defense and the author of this book, then assistant district attorney, prosecuted the case. Here is a first-hand, behind-the-scenes account of every step of the proceedings.