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On January 20, 1984, Earl Washington—defended for all of forty minutes by a lawyer who had never tried a death penalty case—was found guilty of rape and murder in the state of Virginia and sentenced to death. After nine years on death row, DNA testing cast doubt on his conviction and saved his... read more
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People edit
- Gary Dotson: Add a description of this character.
- Ronald Jones
- Jeffrey Deskovic
- David Gray
- Wilton Dedge
- Neil Miller
- Anderson
- Vasquez
- Fain
- White
- Frank Lee Smith
- Townsend
- Curtis McCarty
- Ronald Williamson
- Zain
- Bruce Godschalk
- Mcsherry
- Rolando Cruz
- Yarris
- Dennis Brown
- Johnson
- Joyce Gilchrist
- Kirk Bloodsworth
- Warney
- Brewer
- Osborne
- Paula Gray
- Brady
- Roy Brown
- A. Yes
- Mosley
- Dennis Williams
- Drew Whitley
- Woodall
- Habib Abdal
- Doswell
- Mitchell
Quotes edit
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“DNA tests are much less expensive than the costs of incarcerating an innocent person, to say nothing of the costs of letting a guilty person remain free.”
Setting & Locations edit
- Illinois
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- Florida
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Strickland
- New York
- New Jersey
- Montana
- California
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
In October 1993, Ronald Jones sat on death row in Illinois waiting to be executed.
Table of Contents edit
1. Introduction
2. Contaminated Confessions
3. Eyewitness Misidentifications
4. Flawed Forensics
5. Trial by Liar
6. Innocence on Trial
7. Judging Innocence
8. Exoneration
9. Reforming the Criminal Justice System
Appendix
Notes
Acknowledgements
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Brandon L. Garrett (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9780674058705
Page Count: 367
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9780674058705
Page Count: 367
Awards edit
- American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award (2012: Books, Honorable Mention)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 345.73064
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