Medwed, Daniel S.

Prosecution Complex America's Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent / [Recurso electrónico] : Daniel S. Medwed. - New York : New York University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (x, 229 p. ) - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-220) and index.

Pt. I. Fair play? Prosecutorial behavior prior to trial -- Charging ahead -- In the interest of full disclosure : discovery in criminal cases -- Plea bargaining pitfalls -- Pt. II. Beyond a reasonable doubt? Reasons to doubt prosecutorial conduct during trial -- Preparation and examination of witnesses -- Test tubes on trial : prosecutors and forensic evidence -- Closing the door on innocence : improper summations by prosecutors -- Pt. III. The fallacy of finality : prosecutors and post-conviction claims of innocence -- Prosecutorial resistance to post-conviction claims of innocence -- A closer look : prosecutors and post-conviction DNA testing -- In denial : prosecutors' refusal to accept proof of an inmate's innocence.

Libro Electrónico

9780814764350




Judicial error--United States.
Prosecutorial misconduct--United States.


Electronic books.

KF9640 / .M43 2012

345.73/05