Convicting Avery : the bizarre laws and broken system behind Making a murderer
Cicchini, Michael D., 1967-2017
Book
"A criminal defense attorney goes beyond the popular Netflix documentary to detail the legal nightmare that led to the conviction of Steven Avery"--
Main title:
Convicting Avery : the bizarre laws and broken system behind Making a murderer / Michael D. Cicchini.
Author:
Cicchini, Michael D., 1967-, author
Imprint:
Amherst, New York Prometheus Books, 2017.©2017
Collation:
205 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm.
Notes:
"Completely unauthorized."Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Welcome to the Hellmouth -- Eyewitness (mis)identification -- Newly discovered evidence -- Seek, and (eventually) ye shall find -- Weird science -- The wrong-person defense -- Interrogations and false confessions -- Truth, doubt, and the burden of proof -- Insufficient evidence -- Postmortem on preliminary hearings -- Bail or jail? -- Introduction to legal ethics -- The effective assistance of counsel -- The Minister of Justice -- The politics of legal reform -- A closing argument -- Updates on Avery and Dassey.
ISBN:
97816338825531633882551
Dewey class:
345.77502523
Language:
English
Subject:
Avery, Steven -- Trials, litigation, etcMaking a murderer (Television program)Murder investigation -- WisconsinTrial and arbitral proceedingsRape investigation -- WisconisnEvidence, Criminal -- WisconsinRape -- Investigation -- WisconsinMurder -- Investigation -- WisconsinTrials (Rape) -- WisconsinTrials (Murder) -- WisconsinEyewitness identification -- WisconsinJudicial error -- WisconsinTrial and arbitral proceedings
BRN:
320108