Prosecution complex America's race to convict and its impact on the innocent /

Medwed, Daniel S.

Prosecution complex America's race to convict and its impact on the innocent / [electronic resource] : Daniel S. Medwed. - New York : New York University Press, c2012. - x, 229 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Charging ahead -- In the interest of full disclosure : discovery in criminal cases -- Plea bargaining pitfalls -- Preparation and examination of witnesses -- Test tubes on trial : prosecutors and forensic evidence -- Closing the door on innocence : improper summations by prosecutors -- Prosecutorial resistance to post-conviction claims of innocence -- A closer look : prosecutors and post-conviction DNA testing -- In denial : the refusal of prosecutors to accept proof of an inmate's innocence.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780814764350 (electronic bk.)




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


Electronic books.

KF9640 / .M43 2012

345.73/05