Download or read book The Johnson County Murders written by John Berger and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-02-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the tragic story of William, Elizabeth Ann and Jenny Harold who were brutally murdered in the early morning of January 20, 1974, and of the trial of the accused, David James Roberts, wherein the death sentence was requested. Interwoven are important legal and constitutional issues. This is also the story of the author as a young man, student, lawyer and judge. The author was the judge for the Roberts trial and it was his first murder trial. Follow the actual evidence as it unfolds, assume you were on the jury, and decide the guilt or innocence of David James Roberts. Will you agree with the jury decision? Be ready for some surprises along the way.