False justice : eight myths that convict the innocent / Jim Petro, former attorney general of Ohio and Nancy Petro.
2015
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Author
Title
False justice : eight myths that convict the innocent / Jim Petro, former attorney general of Ohio and Nancy Petro.
Published
New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Call Number
KF9756 .P47 2015
Edition
Revised edition.
ISBN
9781138782990 (hbk)
1138782998 (hbk)
9781138783003 (pbk.)
1138783005 (pbk.)
9781315768861 (ebk)
9780415836500 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0415836506 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1138782998 (hbk)
9781138783003 (pbk.)
1138783005 (pbk.)
9781315768861 (ebk)
9780415836500 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0415836506 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description
xx, 300 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)866253459
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Gift
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Added Author
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
Preface
ix
pt. I
Failed Justice
ch. 1
The Devil Cheats Justice
3
ch. 2
A Haunting Doubt
10
ch. 3
Relentless Pursuit
19
ch. 4
Political Genes
26
ch. 5
Advocating for a Victim
31
ch. 6
Rising to Opportunity
35
ch. 7
The Calling Card
39
ch. 8
Proving Innocence
45
ch. 9
Life After Exoneration
54
ch. 10
Proving Guilt
61
ch. 11
How Many?
68
ch. 12
A Compelling Witness
72
ch. 13
Flaws and Faulty Forensics
81
ch. 14
Closing Arguments
88
ch. 15
Surviving Injustice
94
ch. 16
Truth and Redemption
97
ch. 17
Dissecting Error
102
pt. II
Pursuing Truth
ch. 18
Prisons and Executions
109
ch. 19
Capital Punishment Disclosures
117
ch. 20
Classic Misconceptions
127
ch. 21
Lies and Other Disgraces
134
ch. 22
Expert Mumbo Jumbo
143
ch. 23
When the Good Guys Aren't
152
ch. 24
Why We Can't Believe Our Eyes
161
ch. 25
Observations on Eyewitnesses
172
pt. III
Doing Justice
ch. 26
When the DNA Is Gone
181
ch. 27
Advocacy After Politics
190
ch. 28
Discerning Guilt and Innocence
196
ch. 29
Seeking Assurance
200
ch. 30
Arguing from the Other Side
204
ch. 31
A Higher Authority
208
ch. 32
Waiting Eighteen Years for Fifteen Minutes
213
ch. 33
Tough Decisions
215
ch. 34
A Partial Victory
217
ch. 35
Brady's Catch-22
221
ch. 36
Pesky Issues
225
ch. 37
Addressing Unacceptable Error
230
ch. 38
A Defining Moment for DNA
237
ch. 39
The Supreme Court's Divided Opinion
245
pt. IV
Dispelling Eight Myths
ch. 40
Myth No. 1
251
ch. 41
Myth No. 2
255
ch. 42
Myth No. 3
258
ch. 43
Myth No. 4
264
ch. 44
Myth No. 5
266
ch. 45
Myth No. 6
270
ch. 46
Myth No. 7
272
ch. 47
Myth No. 8
274
Epilogue
279
Postscript, July 10, 2010
281
Postscript, April 30, 2014
285
Appendix of Annotated Web Links
290
Index
293