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mason came close to breaking the law..

posted 3 years ago by [deleted]
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many times

[–] TinaKimo (888) 3 years ago

Can you blame him??

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

most times it was early in the case and he had no idea if the client was guilty or not. others times no murder had even been committed.

[–] TinaKimo (888) 3 years ago

I see.

[–] vranger (444) 2 years ago

He actually always stayed within the letter of the law. The novels were written by Erle Stanley Gardner, an attorney himself. Gardner was initially unwilling to allow a Perry Mason TV series, because he'd been very dissatisfied with the Perry Mason movies done in the 1930s. He finally agreed only if he had script approval, so unlike most legal dramas, the points of law and courtroom scenes are quite trustworthy.