In Spite of Innocence

by Radelet, Michael L.; Bedau, Hugo Adam; Putnam, Constance E.

• ISBN13: 9781555531973
• ISBN10: 1555531970
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-05-26
• Publisher: Northeastern Univ Pr

Summary

Few errors made by society can compare with the horror of executing a person wrongly convicted of a crime. This sobering book, which includes an expanded preface, tells the personal stories of over 400 innocent Americans convicted of capital crimes. Some were actually executed; most suffered years of incarceration, many on death row.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 3
Bearing False Witness
The Ex-Convict and the Ex-Policeman	p. 23
"Me, They Were Burying Alive"	p. 43
Chance Encounters	p. 60
Pride and Prejudice
Political Crimes and Punishments	p. 79
White Mobs, Black Victims	p. 101
"Since You're the Nigger, You're Elected"	p. 119
Corrupt Practices
A Smear of Blood and Paint	p. 141
Gullible Police and a Vulnerable Suspect	p. 157
Wrong Place, Wrong Time	p. 176
Rush to Judgment
Guilty at First Sight	p. 197
The Luck of the Draw	p. 218
"It's a Scar That's Been Placed on Me"	p. 235
Even Experts Make Mistakes	p. 253
Conclusion	p. 271
Inventory of Cases	p. 282
Glossary of Legal Terms	p. 357
Jurisdiction of Cases	p. 359
Sources	p. 361
Bibliography	p. 379
Index	p. 385
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