Convicting Avery : the bizarre laws and broken system behind Making a murderer

Cicchini, Michael D., 1967- author.

Book 2017

"A criminal defense attorney goes beyond the popular Netflix documentary to detail the legal nightmare that led to the conviction of Steven Avery"-- Provided by publisher.

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Avery, Steven Trials, litigation, etc

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Eyewitness identification Wisconsin

Judicial error Wisconsin

Making a murderer (Television program)

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ISBN:

9781633882553
1633882551

Description:

205 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

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

LCCN:

2016036579

Control Number:

2023292

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