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Prosecution complex : America's race to convict and its impact on the innocent
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- Creator
- Daniel S. Medwed
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : New York University Press, [2012]
- ©2012
- Physical Details
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- x, 229 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780814764350, 1479893080, 0814796249, 9780814796245, 0814796257, 0814764355, 9780814796252
- OCLC
- ocn778459185, ocn733232561
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-220) and index.
- Pt. I. Fair play? Prosecutorial behavior prior to trial -- Charging ahead -- In the interest of full disclosure : discovery in criminal cases -- Plea bargaining pitfalls -- Pt. II. Beyond a reasonable doubt? Reasons to doubt prosecutorial conduct during trial -- Preparation and examination of witnesses -- Test tubes on trial : prosecutors and forensic evidence -- Closing the door on innocence : improper summations by prosecutors -- Pt. III. The fallacy of finality : prosecutors and post-conviction claims of innocence -- Prosecutorial resistance to post-conviction claims of innocence -- A closer look : prosecutors and post-conviction DNA testing -- In denial : prosecutors' refusal to accept proof of an inmate's innocence