Limitations is a fictional novel following the story of Judge George Mason from present-day to forty-years in the past. Mason works at the Court of Appeals in Kindle County (based on Cook County, Chicago, Illinois). The present-day case is People v. Jacob Warnovits et. al., an appeal for gang-rape; forty-years ago, Mason was personally involved in the gang-rape of a young woman named Lolly Viccino. Interwoven through the main storyline is the hunt for #1, an anonymous source sending Mason threatening messages, and the cancer treatment of Patrice, Mason’s wife. Altogether, Limitations intermingles several storylines into a comprehensive narrative. The main case, People v. Jacob Warnovits et. al., originally happened in 1999 at a Glen Brae High
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Mason goes back and forth between upholding the decision of the trial court and overturning the decision of the trial court because it was a violation of the statute of limitations in sexual assault cases. In Charlottesville, in the 1960s, while attending college, Mason paid to sexually assault an extremely inebriated woman, Lolly Viccino. The morning after, Mason questions his actions and finds Viccino in the library. Talking to Viccino humanizes her and makes Mason realize the possible effects of his actions, but he appears to contain little guilt about the sexual assault. The main reason Mason struggles with the decision is because he compares his actions to the actions of Warnovits and his teammates. In the end, after mulling over People v. Warnovits et. al., Mason decides to uphold the decision of the trial court. In the draft opinion, Mason writes “This case comes before the Court on appeal of the four defendants from their convictions on charges of criminal sexual assault and the resulting six-year penitentiary sentences imposed on them in the Superior Court of Kindle County….this Court affirms (pg. 207-208).” Mason attempts to redeem himself for the sexual assault of Viccino by affirming the trial court decision and calling Viccino in an attempt to gauge the post-assault arch of her life. Over the phone, Viccino is confused, but …show more content…
The book is heavily focused on Judge Mason’s occupation, meaning there are many legal terms and situations, which has the potential to leave the reader feeling confused but it does not. Besides the understandability of the book, I did not like the storyline, the perception of the sexual assault survivors, the unnecessary information about minor characters, or the #1 storyline. I would attempt to read another book by Scott Turow because I think he has the potential to write a good legal-focused story, but Limitations is not that
Mason goes back and forth between upholding the decision of the trial court and overturning the decision of the trial court because it was a violation of the statute of limitations in sexual assault cases. In Charlottesville, in the 1960s, while attending college, Mason paid to sexually assault an extremely inebriated woman, Lolly Viccino. The morning after, Mason questions his actions and finds Viccino in the library. Talking to Viccino humanizes her and makes Mason realize the possible effects of his actions, but he appears to contain little guilt about the sexual assault. The main reason Mason struggles with the decision is because he compares his actions to the actions of Warnovits and his teammates. In the end, after mulling over People v. Warnovits et. al., Mason decides to uphold the decision of the trial court. In the draft opinion, Mason writes “This case comes before the Court on appeal of the four defendants from their convictions on charges of criminal sexual assault and the resulting six-year penitentiary sentences imposed on them in the Superior Court of Kindle County….this Court affirms (pg. 207-208).” Mason attempts to redeem himself for the sexual assault of Viccino by affirming the trial court decision and calling Viccino in an attempt to gauge the post-assault arch of her life. Over the phone, Viccino is confused, but …show more content…
The book is heavily focused on Judge Mason’s occupation, meaning there are many legal terms and situations, which has the potential to leave the reader feeling confused but it does not. Besides the understandability of the book, I did not like the storyline, the perception of the sexual assault survivors, the unnecessary information about minor characters, or the #1 storyline. I would attempt to read another book by Scott Turow because I think he has the potential to write a good legal-focused story, but Limitations is not that