Why John Adams Defended the British Soldiers During the Boston Massacre Trials | An In Dispute Re-Broadcast

This Fourth of July, we're spotlighting one of the most iconic trials in American history. While the next regular Lawyer 2 Lawyer episode will drop on Monday, today we're revisiting one of America’s earliest and most pivotal legal battles: the Boston Massacre trial. This episode comes from Craig’s recent miniseries In Dispute, exclusively on Legal Talk Network. ---- When an unruly crowd of angry colonists attacked a small platoon of British soldiers in 1770, five Bostonians were killed and several others wounded. John Adams, a then-34-year-old lawyer who would eventually become the second president of the United States, took on a bold and unpopular defense of the soldiers and orchestrated their trials in a way that defied conventional thinking. To better understand the historical context of the Boston Massacre, what actually went down, the aftermath of the tragedy, and the surprising takeaway trial lawyers should have after hearing John Adams’ closing arguments, Attorney J. Craig Williams invites you to bundle up and relive the astounding altercation that’s still talked about to this day.  LINKS: Listen to all episodes of In Dispute: 10 Famous Trials That Changed History Purchase the e-book.  Purchase the hardcover. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR VOICE ACTORS: Scott Well as John Adams Alan Chudnow as Samuel Quincy Skyler C. as Josiah Quincy Alan Parsons as Captain Thomas Preston Robert Mattson as Samuel Adams Dan Ring as Daniel Calef Patrick Correia as Richard Palmes Kate Kenney Nutting as the female witness Neil Harvey as the British Soldier Brian Driesen as Benjamin Lee Andrew Clark as Thomas Handaside Peck Robert “Terry” Terelak as Ebenerzer Bridgham Jud Pierce as Dr. John Jeffries Christopher Rogers as John Hogdson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices