Prosecution Complex : America's Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent /

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American prosecutors are asked to play two roles within the criminal justice system: they are supposed to be ministers of justice whose only goals are to ensure fair trials, and they are also advocates of the government whose success rates are measured by how many convictions they get. Because of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Medwed, Daniel S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Rättsväsen > Förenta staterna.
Judicial error > United States.
Prosecutorial misconduct > United States.
Justizirrtum
Strafjustiz
Staatsanwalt
Prosecutorial misconduct.
Judicial error.
Erreur judiciaire > États-Unis.
Abus des procureurs du ministere public > États-Unis.
USA
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Fair play? : Prosecutorial Behavior Prior to Trial. Charging ahead
  • In the interest of full disclosure: discovery in criminal cases
  • Plea bargaining pitfalls.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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