Jimmy Two Guns: The Life and Crimes of a Gangland Lawyer

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McIntyre took his case to the Court of Session in Edinburgh – the country’s highest court – where they overturned the decision.

There the nurses clamped the gaping wounds and covered him from top to toe in iodine, to prevent infection. Feiden, Doug (June 4, 1979). "The Great Getaway: The Inside Story of the Lufthansa Robbery". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016 . Retrieved August 10, 2015. After his release from prison he used his real-life experiences of the underworld to become a successful writer for TV shows like River City, Eastenders, New City Law and Taggart.Castellani, Anne (December 21, 2004). "Remains of Mafia captains identified". CNN. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008 . Retrieved May 4, 2008. It’s a book that seems to want to convince the reader, not of McIntyre’s innocence, but of the severity of his treatment. It’s not Humbert Humbert levels of persuasion, but McIntyre clearly considers hypocrisy to be a running theme. Why did they come for me? Look at what other solicitors were doing. It’s one rule for me and another for them. Surely that crime deserves more than what I got? It’s a fair accusation as we know all too well that institutions are inclined to protect their own - people and reputation - and in the stories related there are heinous crimes that seem to go punished only with, er, career advancement. McIntyre believes he was harshly treated by the authorities and should have been allowed to continue working as a solicitor. He His face and throat swelled up and he almost died on the operating table, with surgeons forced to get his heart beating again. From the popular tech journalist and Movers and Shakers podcaster, also known across the world for…

McIntyre was rushed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where doctors operated to repair the wounds and stem the bleeding.Hill, Henry (December 25, 2007). Gangsters and Goodfellas: The Mob, Witness Protection, and Life on the Run. M. Evans and Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1-59077-129-7. However, during the surgery, he took an allergic reaction to the metal in his breathing tube and almost died on the operating table. Rashbaum, William K. with contributions from Fisher, Janon (October 6, 2004). "Sometimes, Mob Victims Have Plenty of Company". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017 . Retrieved February 20, 2011. {{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) Ianuzzi, Joseph (June 1993). Joe Dogs: The Life and Crimes of a Mobster. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-79752-2.

McIntyre took his case to the Court of Session in Edinburgh – the country’s highest court – where it overturned the decision. I believe I was being targeted because I was getting such good results in court. They wanted me off the scene.”The chapters are short and sharp, and I enjoy the use of an epigraph at the beginning of each to set me up for the chapter ahead. McIntyre told the Glasgow Times: “There was no dishonesty involved and no evidence that the guns were linked to organised crime as claimed. added: “There was not a shred of evidence that possession of the guns had anything to do with organised crime, as was claimed.

The lawyer had claimed they were being held for a client Michael Lavin, now dead, who wanted them given to a police gun amnesty. But the jury didn’t believe him.Now the 66-year-old grandfather has decided to ‘spill the beans’ in his book Jimmy Two Guns: The Life and Crimes of a Gangland Lawyer. Thomas DeSimone (May 24, 1950 – disappeared January 14, 1979) was an American criminal associated with New York City's Lucchese crime family who is alleged to have participated in both the Air France robbery and the Lufthansa heist. He also committed numerous murders, including killing William Bentvena in 1970. DeSimone went missing in 1979 and is believed to have been murdered.