Innocent graphically documents forty-two recent criminal cases
to find evidence of shocking miscarriages of justice, especially in
murder cases. Based upon interviews with more than 200 people and
reviews of hundreds internal case files, court records, smoking-gun
memoranda, and other documents, Scott Christianson gets inside the
legal cases, revealing the mistakes, abuses, and underlying factors
that led to miscarriages of justice, while also describing how
determined prisoners, post-conviction attorneys, advocates, and
journalists struggle against tremendous odds to try to win their
exonerations.
The result is a powerful work that recounts the human costs of a
criminal justice system gone awry, and shows us how wrongful
convictions can--and do--happen everywhere.
General
Imprint: |
New York University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2006 |
First published: |
November 2006 |
Authors: |
Scott Christianson
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Trade
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Pages: |
196 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8147-1675-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Law >
Laws of other jurisdictions & general law >
Criminal law
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LSN: |
0-8147-1675-X |
Barcode: |
9780814716755 |
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