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Presents the second part of a series of articles on the life of Hollywood's famous defense lawyer Jerry Giesler. Tactics used in defending Charlie Chaplin from a sensational morals charge; Contention on how he cleared the obviously guilty dancer Lili St. Cyr from indecent exposure charges; Recollection on how Giesler waited for ninety-nine hours to convince the jury over the trial of Norman Selby who was charged with manslaughter.

The article reports that as part of an innovative antidote to court congestion, some experienced trial attorneys in San Francisco, California are acting as temporary judges in order to help reduce the backlog of civil cases. The American Board of Trial Advocates, an association of Western lawyers, proposed the use of brevet jurists in 1970. As reported, these temporary judges have limited powers and are appointed for a single civil case.

The article focuses on the murder trial of convict Charles Manson and his three codefendants in Los Angeles, California. It mentions that during the trial Manson was given the permission to present his stand by the judge outside the jury, which consisted of several lawyers including Ronald Hughes, Irving Kanarek and Daye Shinn. It further reports that the other 3 convicts agreed of committing the crime and also mentions about lawyer Paul Fitzgerald assigned by the public defender's office.

The article discusses the hearing of the court case, U.S. v. the Pan-American Petroleum & Transport Co., before Judge Paul J. McCormick in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, California. In this case, the government is hoping to recover two of its oil reserves leased by a former Secretary of the Interior Fall to oil merchants Edward L. Doheny and Harry F. Sinclair. For the plaintiff, lawyer Owen J. Roberts claims the leases constituted a scheme between Doheny and Sinclair, illegally contrived and should be canceled.