Perry Mason Was Everyone’s Favorite Lawyer – But Not All Fans Will Know These Off-Screen Secrets

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18. It’s regularly been referenced in the legal profession

Perry Mason may be a work of pure fiction. But that hasn’t stopped the lead character and his array of cases from entering the real legal world. Remarkably, the CBS series has been cited in approximately 500 legal briefs, 250 judicial opinions and close to 1,000 official law review articles. And its cultural impact doesn’t end there, either.

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