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Bringing Ben home : a murder, a conviction, and the fight to redeem American justice / Barbara Bradley Hagerty.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Bradley Hagerty, Barbara, author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Spencer, Ben (Benjamine), 1964---Trials, litigation, etc.
Spencer, Ben.
Judicial error--United States.
Judicial error.
Compensation for judicial error--United States.
Compensation for judicial error.
False imprisonment--Law and legislation--United States.
False imprisonment.
Prosecutorial misconduct--United States.
Prosecutorial misconduct.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.
African Americans.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Trials (Murder)--Texas--Dallas.
Trials (Murder).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 443 pages.)
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Riverhead Books, 2024.
Contents:
A murder in Dallas
The day after
Defying gravity
A break in the case
No excuse
Entering the tunnel
Witness for sale
Alternatively
A noble cause
In the shadow of Henry Wade
The shell game
What the jury saw
The defense rests
A brief history of innocence
No harm, no foul
The priest of justice
Double helix
A punitive turn
A network of innocents
Batman and robbery
Down to the studs
A new story
Lost in space
A second bite at the apple
Judgment day redux
Ground truth
No way out
The surge
Innocence deniers
No justice for some
Fresh eyes
And then there were none
Reprieve
Limbo
State of play
A partial justice.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-430) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Other Format:
Online version: Bradley Hagerty, Barbara. Bringing Ben home
ISBN:
9780593420102 (electronic bk.)
0593420101 (electronic bk.)
Publisher Number:
40032406775
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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