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Product Description: From the book's inner book flap: "A fascinating look at how criminal trials and appeals work, the story of Triplett's long campaign for freedom illuminates a number of fundamental, but frequently misunderstood aspects of our criminal justice system---the crucial importance of lawyers for both sides, especially in cases involving 'unpopular' crimes; the usefulness of procedural rules that may seem like legal 'technicalities'; the function of 'habeas corpus' proceedings in providing review of the fairness of convictions even after all regular avenues of appeal have been completed; the potential for incorrect results, even in cases in which the evidence appears indisputable; and the impact of the death penalty in cutting off the system's ability to correct mistakes...read more
Hardcover:
9780813819761 | Iowa State Pr, October 30, 1988, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: From the book's inner book flap: "A fascinating look at how criminal trials and appeals work, the story of Triplett's long campaign for freedom illuminates a number of fundamental, but frequently misunderstood aspects of our criminal justice system---the crucial importance of lawyers for both sides, especially in cases involving 'unpopular' crimes; the usefulness of procedural rules that may seem like legal 'technicalities'; the function of 'habeas corpus' proceedings in providing review of the fairness of convictions even after all regular avenues of appeal have been completed; the potential for incorrect results, even in cases in which the evidence appears indisputable; and the impact of the death penalty in cutting off the system's ability to correct mistakes.
Hardcover:
9780882440859 | Grid Pub, June 1, 1976, cover price $29.95
Paperback:
9780942280449 | 3 sub edition (Gorsuch Scarisbrick Pub, January 1, 1988), cover price $32.00
Hardcover:
9780405111655 | Ayer Co Pub, December 1, 1978, cover price $47.95 | also contains The Glass Palace
Hardcover:
9780313238383 | Greenwood Pub Group, June 1, 1963, cover price $95.00 | About this edition: Wholesaling in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, Africa, Latin America and the communist countries, is explored in terms of social setting.
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