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Grave Injustice - Unearthing Wrongful Executions (Hardcover)
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Grave Injustice - Unearthing Wrongful Executions (Hardcover)
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On September 21, 2011, the controversial execution of Georgia
inmate Troy Davis, who spent twenty years on death row for a crime
he most likely did not commit, revealed the complexity of death
penalty trials, the flaws in America's justice system, and the rift
between those who are for or against the death penalty. Davis's
execution reignited a long-standing debate about whether the death
penalty is an appropriate form of justice. In Grave Injustice
Richard A. Stack seeks to advance the anti-death penalty argument
by examining the cases of individuals who, like Davis, have been
executed but are likely innocent. By telling the stories of Jesse
Tafero, Ruben Cantu, Carlos DeLuna, Cameron Todd Willingham, Larry
Griffin, and others, Stack puts a human face on the ultimate and
irrevocable tragedy of capital punishment. Although polls indicate
Americans favor death sentences approximately three to one, many
respondents change their position when presented with the facts
about capital punishment. Stack's compelling descriptions of
nineteen wrongful executions illustrate the flaws of the death
penalty, which, he argues, is ineffective in deterring crime and
costs more than sentences of life without parole. He demonstrates
that racial disparities in implementation, procedural errors,
incompetent defense attorneys, and mistaken eyewitness
identification lead to an alarming number of wrongful convictions.
But influencing public opinion is only part of the battle to end
state-sanctioned killing. Stack profiles six anti-death penalty
warriors, demonstrating the range of what can
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