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Smoke but no fire : convicting the innocent of crimes that never happened /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henry, Jessica S., 1969- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Judicial error > United States.
False imprisonment > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : phantom crimes
  • Forensic error : misclassified murders and mislabeled crimes
  • False accusations : when lies become courtroom truths
  • Police : crossing "the thin blue line"
  • Prosecutors : winning, at all costs
  • Defense lawyers : drowning in cases
  • Judges : tilting the scales of justice
  • Misdemeanors : not minor matters
  • Conclusion : clearing the smoke