Description
As an Assistant United States Attorney, John Kroger pursued high-profile cases against mafia killers, drug kingpins, and Enron executives. In Convictions, Kroger reveals how to flip a perp, how to conduct a cross, how to work an informant, how to placate a hostile judge. Starting from his time as a green recruit and ending at the peak of his career, he steers us through the complexities and ethical dilemmas in the life of a prosecutor, where the battle in the courtroom is only the culmination of long and intricate investigative work.
Author: John Kroger
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Published: 05/12/2009
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9780374531775
ISBN10: 0374531773
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Lawyers & Judges
About the Author
John Kroger is the Attorney General of Oregon. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, he previously served as a United States Marine, federal prosecutor, and law professor.