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Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong

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Description for Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong Paperback. DNA exonerations have shattered confidence in the criminal justice system by exposing how often we have convicted the innocent and let the guilty walk free. In this unsettling analysis, Garrett examines what went wrong in the cases of the first 250 people exonerated by DNA testing, and proposes systemic reforms. Num Pages: 376 pages, 18 graphs. BIC Classification: JKVF1; LNAA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.

On January 20, 1984, Earl Washington—defended for all of forty minutes by a lawyer who had never tried a death penalty case—was found guilty of rape and murder in the state of Virginia and sentenced to death. After nine years on death row, DNA testing cast doubt on his conviction and saved his life. However, he spent another eight years in prison before more sophisticated DNA technology proved his innocence and convicted the guilty man.

DNA exonerations have shattered confidence in the criminal justice system by exposing how often we have convicted the innocent and let the guilty walk ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674066113
SKU
V9780674066113
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99-1

About Brandon L. Garrett
Brandon L. Garrett is the L. Neil Williams, Jr., Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law.

Reviews for Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong
Garrett’s book is a gripping contribution to the literature of injustice, along with a galvanizing call for reform… It’s the stories in his book that stick in the memory. One can only hope that they will mobilize a broad range of citizens, liberal and conservative, to demand legislative and judicial reforms ensuring that the innocent go free whether or not ... Read more

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