For The People
Sixty Years of Fighting For Law & Order
by J. Frank Coakley, District Attorney Emeritus, Alameda County, California.
A history and personal memoir of the District Attorney's Office of Alameda County, California by J. Frank Coakley. Here are the stories of a prosecutor's office that was "absolutely incorruptible and fearless... as tough as you could get."
District Attorney J. Frank Coakley was a legendary figure in American law enforcement for 60 years. Meticulous and dogged in building a case, forceful and clever in the courtroom, he seldom lost. Now, in this memoir he captures the clear-eyed view of "simple justice" to which he dedicated his long professional life. Here, in over 60 cases, read how Frank Coakley and his staff won conviction after conviction in cases ranging from police thugs to cop-killers, from smut peddlers to student radicals, from bunco artists to bank robbers, from thieving preachers to corrupt government officials.
Also included are the murderous rampages of Black Panther leader Huey Newton, the Berkeley demonstrations and riots of the 1960's, and the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping that riveted the nation.
Hardbound, 390 pages with index, map and 30 photos, ISBN: 0963046608. Foreword by Professor Edward L. Barrett.