title: The Fraternity: Lawyers and Judges in Collusion
author:  John Fitzgerald Molloy 
description: "The Fraternity is the inside story of a great professional collusion in the pursuit of greed and power...it should be required reading for anyone entering or associated with the legal profession." Nicholas N. Kittrie, Distinguished University Professor and former Dean, American University School of Law (<i>Blurb from reviewer</i>)<br /><br />"Judge Molloy is one of the most revered members of our legal profession... . The vignettes that make up this book will be delightful reading for all interested in our culture and our legal system." Stewart Udall, Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior (<i>Blurb from reviewer</i>)
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  “Your Honor, I decline to answer on the grounds of self-incarceration.”
  
  
  One of the Seven [wise men of Greece]  
  was wont to say: That laws were like cobwebs,  
  where the small flies are caught and  
  the great break through.
  
  
  —Sir Francis Bacon
  
  
  Contents
  
  
  [Introduction](intro_split_001.xhtml#aintro)
  
  
  [1The Defendants](ch01_split_001.xhtml#ach01)
  
  
  [2The Lawyers](ch02_split_001.xhtml#ach02)
  
  
  [3The Evidence](ch03_split_001.xhtml#ach03)
  
  
  [4The Experts](ch04_split_001.xhtml#ach04)
  
  
  [5The Judges](ch05_split_001.xhtml#ach05)
  
  
  [6The Jurors](ch06_split_001.xhtml#ach06)
  
  
  [7Malaprops](ch07_split_001.xhtml#ach07)
  
  
  [8The Police](ch08_split_001.xhtml#ach08)
  
  
  [9Sentencing](ch09_split_001.xhtml#ach09)
  
  
  [10The Witnesses](ch10_split_001.xhtml#ach10)
  
  
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  “Begging Your Honor’s pardon, but isn’t life plus a thousand years a little
  harsh?”
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Introduction](toc.xhtml#bintro)
  
  
  For most of my