Lex Anteinternet: Anatomy of a Murder

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

I'm not a big fan of legal dramas, in part because they tend to be highly inaccurate. But this film, based on a novel written by a judge, is an exception. Excellently acted, the minute details that show the author had real familiarity with the law really push it over the top for me. Amongst these details, showing how well the author knew the law, is that the client stiffs the lawyer on his bill in the end. Only a real lawyer would have included that.

The film portrays the defense of an accused murderer, based on a psychological defense, by a solo practitioner. Excellently acted, with great courtroom scenes that are pretty realistic, and not absurd.

The ABA "pivotol scenes" commentary on this film.

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This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

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