My Life in Crime: a tapestry of cases
In a career spanning five decades, barrister, prosecutor, judge and corruption commissioner John McKechnie AO KC has seen up close how the law touches the lives of us all, for both good and bad.

"After a year in practice, I received a brief to defend a youth accused, with his friend, of manslaughter. There are times when a chance event changes the course of one's life. This was my event. Although unaware at the time, I was about to embark on a life of crime."

In a career spanning five decades, barrister, prosecutor, judge and corruption commissioner John McKechnie AO KC has seen up close how the law touches the lives of us all.

In this engaging and entertaining memoir, McKechnie takes readers on a tour of his distinguished career, and explores the criminal cases, big and small, that have stayed with him.

McKechnie also includes his compilation of bite-sized 'quirky cases', historical excursions into moments of legal and personal interest—all written with humour and, above all, great humanity.

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My Life in Crime: a tapestry of cases
In a career spanning five decades, barrister, prosecutor, judge and corruption commissioner John McKechnie AO KC has seen up close how the law touches the lives of us all, for both good and bad.

"After a year in practice, I received a brief to defend a youth accused, with his friend, of manslaughter. There are times when a chance event changes the course of one's life. This was my event. Although unaware at the time, I was about to embark on a life of crime."

In a career spanning five decades, barrister, prosecutor, judge and corruption commissioner John McKechnie AO KC has seen up close how the law touches the lives of us all.

In this engaging and entertaining memoir, McKechnie takes readers on a tour of his distinguished career, and explores the criminal cases, big and small, that have stayed with him.

McKechnie also includes his compilation of bite-sized 'quirky cases', historical excursions into moments of legal and personal interest—all written with humour and, above all, great humanity.

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My Life in Crime: a tapestry of cases

My Life in Crime: a tapestry of cases

by John McKechnie
My Life in Crime: a tapestry of cases

My Life in Crime: a tapestry of cases

by John McKechnie

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Overview

In a career spanning five decades, barrister, prosecutor, judge and corruption commissioner John McKechnie AO KC has seen up close how the law touches the lives of us all, for both good and bad.

"After a year in practice, I received a brief to defend a youth accused, with his friend, of manslaughter. There are times when a chance event changes the course of one's life. This was my event. Although unaware at the time, I was about to embark on a life of crime."

In a career spanning five decades, barrister, prosecutor, judge and corruption commissioner John McKechnie AO KC has seen up close how the law touches the lives of us all.

In this engaging and entertaining memoir, McKechnie takes readers on a tour of his distinguished career, and explores the criminal cases, big and small, that have stayed with him.

McKechnie also includes his compilation of bite-sized 'quirky cases', historical excursions into moments of legal and personal interest—all written with humour and, above all, great humanity.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781743824283
Publisher: Schwartz Books Pty. Ltd.
Publication date: 07/01/2025
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 368
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Born in Perth in 1950 and educated at Scotch College and UWA, John McKechnie AO KC has spent his adult life in the law – as King's counsel, Director of Public Prosecutions, a Supreme Court judge between 1992-2015, and currently Corruption and Crime Commissioner.
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