Miscarriages Of Justice In Potentially Capital Cases
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Miscarriages Of Justice In Potentially Capital Cases
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Author : Hugo Adam Bedau
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Miscarriages Of Justice In Potentially Capital Cases written by Hugo Adam Bedau and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Capital punishment categories.
Miscarriages Of Justice In Potentially Capital Cases And The Myth Of Infallibility
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Author : Hugo Adam Bedau
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Miscarriages Of Justice In Potentially Capital Cases And The Myth Of Infallibility written by Hugo Adam Bedau and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Capital punishment categories.
When Law Fails
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Author : Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01
When Law Fails written by Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Law categories.
Since 1989, there have been over 200 post-conviction DNA exonerations in the United States. On the surface, the release of innocent people from prison could be seen as a victory for the criminal justice system: the wrong person went to jail, but the mistake was fixed and the accused set free. A closer look at miscarriages of justice, however, reveals that such errors are not aberrations but deeply revealing, common features of our legal system. The ten original essays in When Law Fails view wrongful convictions not as random mistakes but as organic outcomes of a misshaped larger system that is rife with faulty eyewitness identifications, false confessions, biased juries, and racial discrimination. Distinguished legal thinkers Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., and Austin Sarat have assembled a stellar group of contributors who try to make sense of justice gone wrong and to answer urgent questions. Are miscarriages of justice systemic or symptomatic, or are they mostly idiosyncratic? What are the broader implications of justice gone awry for the ways we think about law? Are there ways of reconceptualizing legal missteps that are particularly useful or illuminating? These instructive essays both address the questions and point the way toward further discussion. When Law Fails reveals the dramatic consequences as well as the daily realities of breakdowns in the law’s ability to deliver justice swiftly and fairly, and calls on us to look beyond headline-grabbing exonerations to see how failure is embedded in the legal system itself. Once we are able to recognize miscarriages of justice we will be able to begin to fix our broken legal system. Contributors: Douglas A. Berman, Markus D. Dubber, Mary L. Dudziak, Patricia Ewick, Daniel Givelber, Linda Ross Meyer, Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Austin Sarat, Jonathan Simon, and Robert Weisberg.
In Spite Of Innocence
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Author : Michael L. Radelet
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 1992
In Spite Of Innocence written by Michael L. Radelet and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Law categories.
The stories of some 400 innocent Americans who were falsely convicted of capital crimes.
The Wrong Carlos
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Author : James S. Liebman
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-08
The Wrong Carlos written by James S. Liebman and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-08 with Law categories.
In 1989, Texas executed Carlos DeLuna, a poor Hispanic man with childlike intelligence, for the murder of Wanda Lopez, a convenience store clerk. His execution passed unnoticed for years until a team of Columbia Law School faculty and students almost accidentally chose to investigate his case and found that DeLuna almost certainly was innocent. They discovered that no one had cared enough about either the defendant or the victim to make sure the real perpetrator was found. Everything that could go wrong in a criminal case did. This book documents DeLunaÕs conviction, which was based on a single, nighttime, cross-ethnic eyewitness identification with no corroborating forensic evidence. At his trial, DeLunaÕs defense, that another man named Carlos had committed the crime, was not taken seriously. The lead prosecutor told the jury that the other Carlos, Carlos Hernandez, was a ÒphantomÓ of DeLunaÕs imagination. In upholding the death penalty on appeal, both the state and federal courts concluded the same thing: Carlos Hernandez did not exist. The evidence the Columbia team uncovered reveals that Hernandez not only existed but was well known to the police and prosecutors. He had a long history of violent crimes similar to the one for which DeLuna was executed. Families of both Carloses mistook photos of each for the other, and HernandezÕs violence continued after DeLuna was put to death. This book and its website (thewrongcarlos.net) reproduce law-enforcement, crime lab, lawyer, court, social service, media, and witness records, as well as court transcripts, photographs, radio traffic, and audio and videotaped interviews, documenting one of the most comprehensive investigations into a criminal case in U.S. history. The result is eye-opening yet may not be unusual. Faulty eyewitness testimony, shoddy legal representation, and prosecutorial misfeasance continue to put innocent people at risk of execution. The principal investigators conclude with novel suggestions for improving accuracy among the police, prosecutors, forensic scientists, and judges.
Miscarriages Of Justice
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Author : Brent E. Turvey
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2014-05-19
Miscarriages Of Justice written by Brent E. Turvey and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-19 with Law categories.
Miscarriages of justice are a regular occurrence in the criminal justice system, which is characterized by government agencies that are understaffed, underfunded, and undertrained across the board. We know this because, every week, DNA testing and innocence projects across the United States help to identify and eventually overturn wrongful convictions. As a result, the exonerated go free and the stage is set for addressing criminal and civil liability. Criminal justice students and professionals therefore have a need to be made aware of the miscarriage problem as a threshold issue. They need to know what a miscarriage of justice looks like, how to recognize it's many forms, and what their duty of care might be in terms of prevention. They also need to appreciate that identifying miscarriages, and ensuring legal remedy, is an important function of the system that must be honored by all criminal justice professionals. The purpose of this textbook is to move beyond the law review, casebook, and true crime publications that comprise the majority of miscarriage literature. While informative, they are not designed for teaching students in a classroom setting. This text is written for use at the undergraduate level in journalism, sociology, criminology and criminal justice programs - to introduce college students to the miscarriage phenomenon in a structured fashion. The language is more broadly accessible than can be found in legal texts, and the coverage is multidisciplinary. Miscarriages of Justice: Actual Innocence, Forensic Evidence, and the Law focuses on the variety of miscarriages issues in the United States legal system. Written by leaders in the field, it is particularly valuable to forensic scientists and attorneys evaluating evidence or preparing for trial or appeal in cases where faulty evidence features prominently. It is also of value to those interested in developing arguments for miscarriage in post-conviction review of criminal cases. Chapters focus specifically on issues of law enforcement bias and corruption; false confessions; ineffective counsel and prosecutorial misconduct; forensic fraud; and more. The book closes by examining innocence projects and commissions, and civil remedies for the wrongfully convicted. This text ultimately presents the issue of miscarriages as a systemic and multi-disciplinary criminal justice issue. It provides perspectives from within the professional CJ community, and it serves as warning to future professionals about the dangers and consequences of apathy, incompetence, and neglect. Consequently, it can be used by any CJ educator to introduce any group of CJ students to the problem. Written by practicing criminal justice professionals in plain language for undergraduate students Covers multiple perspectives across the criminal justice system Informed by experience working for Innocence Projects across the United States to achieve successful exonerations Topical case examples to facilitate teaching and learning Companion website featuring Discussion topics, Exam questions and PowerPoint slides: http://textbooks.elsevier.com/web/Manuals.aspx?isbn=9780124115583
Rethinking Miscarriages Of Justice
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Author : M. Naughton
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2007-09-05
Rethinking Miscarriages Of Justice written by M. Naughton and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-05 with Social Science categories.
Drawing on Foucauldian theory and 'social harm' paradigms, Naughton offers a radical redefinition of miscarriages of justice from a critical perspective. This book uncovers the limits of the entire criminal justice process and challenges the dominant perception that miscarriages of justices are rare and exceptional cases of wrongful imprisonment.
Comparative Capital Punishment
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Author : Carol S. Steiker
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2019
Comparative Capital Punishment written by Carol S. Steiker and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Law categories.
Comparative Capital Punishment offers a set of in-depth, critical and comparative contributions addressing death practices around the world. Despite the dramatic decline of the death penalty in the last half of the twentieth century, capital punishment remains in force in a substantial number of countries around the globe. This research handbook explores both the forces behind the stunning recent rejection of the death penalty, as well as the changing shape of capital practices where it is retained. The expert contributors address the social, political, economic, and cultural influences on both retention and abolition of the death penalty and consider the distinctive possibilities and pathways to worldwide abolition.
Wrongful Convictions And The Dna Revolution
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Author : Daniel S. Medwed
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-03-30
Wrongful Convictions And The Dna Revolution written by Daniel S. Medwed and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-30 with Law categories.
This book examines the lessons learned from twenty-five years of using DNA to free innocent prisoners and identifies lingering challenges.
Debating The Death Penalty
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Author : Hugo Adam Bedau
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2005-03-24
Debating The Death Penalty written by Hugo Adam Bedau and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-24 with History categories.
Experts on both side of the issue speak out both for and against capital punishment and the rationale behind their individual beliefs.