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The adversary system of trial, the defining feature of the Anglo-American legal procedure, developed late in English legal history. For centuries defendants were forbidden to have legal counsel, and lawyers seldom appeared for the prosecution either. Trial was meant to be an occasion for the defendant to answer the charges in person.The transformation from lawyer-free to lawyer-dominated criminal trial happened within the space of about a century, from the 1690's to the 1780's. This book explains how the lawyers captured the trial. In addition to conventional legal sources, Professor Langbein

Adversary system (Law) -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. --- Criminal procedure -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. --- Defense (Criminal procedure) -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. --- Evidence, Criminal -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. --- Prosecution -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. --- Trials -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. --- Law - Great Britain --- Law - Non-U.S. --- Law, Politics & Government