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Extraction Summary
5
People
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Organizations
2
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book manuscript / draft memoir
File Size:
2.57 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a manuscript or memoir (dated 4.2.12) written by Alan Dershowitz (implied context) regarding his representation of Mike Tyson. The text recounts their first meeting in Indianapolis where Dershowitz called Tyson a 'schmuck' for putting himself in a compromising position, which led to Tyson hiring him. It details Tyson's honorable conduct as a client, his time in prison, and his eventual repayment of legal fees after his release, while criticizing Tyson's original trial counsel.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Dershowitz | Author / Appellate Lawyer |
The narrator (implied by context of being a 'professor' and appellate lawyer hired by Tyson) recounting his represent...
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| Mike Tyson | Client / Defendant |
Focus of the text; described as a polite client who served 'hard time' and hired the narrator.
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| Don King | Boxing Promoter |
Recommended the narrator to Mike Tyson.
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| Unnamed Daughter | Daughter of Narrator |
Heard crying in the background during a phone call.
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| Unnamed Trial Lawyer | Tyson's previous lawyer |
Described as a 'prominent white collar trial lawyer' who made many mistakes and didn't seem to like Tyson.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| USA Today |
Media outlet quoted regarding the poor quality of Tyson's original defense.
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Timeline (2 events)
1992 (Night before sentencing)
First meeting between the narrator and Mike Tyson in a hotel room in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, Indiana
During imprisonment
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location of the hotel meeting the night before sentencing.
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Where the author visited Tyson and sent him books.
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Relationships (2)
Mike was deciding whether to accept Don King’s recommendation that he hire me as his appellate lawyer.
Don King’s recommendation that he hire me
Key Quotes (4)
"If you’re innocent, you’re a real schmuck."Source
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Quote #1
"This man’s calling me a schmuck. He’s right. I want to know why you guys didn’t call me a schmuck. He’s hired."Source
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Quote #2
"Was Mike Tyson the victim of the changing politics of rape?"Source
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Quote #3
"I need somebody who’s willing to call me a schmuck when I am a schmuck."Source
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Quote #4
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