Grisham, John,
Framed : astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions / John Grisham, Jim McCloskey - First edition - xv, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-346)
Preface -- The Norfolk Four -- Guilty until proven innocent -- Autopsy games -- Last night out -- Unknown male #1 -- Tale of the tapes -- The absence of motive -- Through the looking-glass -- "Oh, what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive" -- The fire does not lie -- Acknowledgments -- A note on sources
"In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. Impeccably researched and grippingly told, Framed offers an inside look at the victims of the United States criminal justice system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty there is very little room to prove doubt. Framed shares ten true stories of men who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, wives, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place, and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and the corrupt court system that can make them so hard to reverse. Told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of overcoming adversity when the battle already seems lost, and the deck is stacked against you"--
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Judicial error--United States
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States
Racism in criminal justice administration--United States
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States
Erreur judiciaire--États-Unis.
Justice pénale--Administration--États-Unis.
Racisme dans l'administration de la justice pénale.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale--États-Unis.
True crime stories.
Informational works.
True crime stories
Informational works
Récits criminels.
Documents d'information.
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Framed : astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions / John Grisham, Jim McCloskey - First edition - xv, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-346)
Preface -- The Norfolk Four -- Guilty until proven innocent -- Autopsy games -- Last night out -- Unknown male #1 -- Tale of the tapes -- The absence of motive -- Through the looking-glass -- "Oh, what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive" -- The fire does not lie -- Acknowledgments -- A note on sources
"In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. Impeccably researched and grippingly told, Framed offers an inside look at the victims of the United States criminal justice system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty there is very little room to prove doubt. Framed shares ten true stories of men who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, wives, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place, and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and the corrupt court system that can make them so hard to reverse. Told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of overcoming adversity when the battle already seems lost, and the deck is stacked against you"--
9780385550444 0385550448
2024012479
Judicial error--United States
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States
Racism in criminal justice administration--United States
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States
Erreur judiciaire--États-Unis.
Justice pénale--Administration--États-Unis.
Racisme dans l'administration de la justice pénale.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale--États-Unis.
True crime stories.
Informational works.
True crime stories
Informational works
Récits criminels.
Documents d'information.
345/.0122