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

by Hank Goldberg

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.

Genres: True Crime

386 pages, Hardcover

First published August 13, 1996

Reviews

[Jon]

This book does a fairly good job of defending the OJ Simpson prosecution team against the attacks made on it by Vincent Bugliosi in his book OUTRAGE, in which Bugliosi says the prosecutors should have put a bib on the jury and spoon-fed them the evidence, but failed to feed the babies. By contrast, Goldberg suggests that with a jury like that the prosecution was screwed from the get-go. (Wish there was more about the jury, I'd have liked to gain a little more insight into what they were thinking, if that's the right word.) At least, maybe Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld picked up some pointers from their OJ-defense-team experience that have helped them free convicts--who really were innocent--as part of the Innocence Project. The chapter where Goldberg talks to his mentally disturbed sister on the phone, and all she can talk about is eating, is heartbreaking. Maybe she's the only sane one in the book.

[Phil · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book despite the fact that it is the 18th book I've read on the Simpson trial. Everyone has new information! Goldberg is intelligent and clear, and defends against many of the claims Bugliosi posited in his attack on the prosecution in "Outrage." As a trilogy, Clark's, Darden's, and Goldberg's books paint a picture of an intelligent, planned prosecution. Just wait until I review your book, Cochrane. I'm comin' for ya.