Justice Pursued : The Exoneration of Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams / Bruce Horovitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horovitz, Bruce, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--Florida--History.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Judicial error--Florida--History.

Judicial error.

Victims of judicial error.

Victims of judicial error--Florida--History.

Myers, Hubert Nathan.

Williams, Clifford, Jr.

Williams, Clifford.

Florida.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2023]

Summary:

"An in-depth look at the reversal of a wrongful conviction in a noteworthy example of the justice system seeking to correct mistakes of the past In 2019, Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams were released after almost 43 years in prison when murder charges against them were dismissed in the first exoneration brought about through a Conviction Integrity Unit in Florida. Justice Pursued is the story of this wrongful conviction and its landmark reversal, which made headlines as it was initiated by the same state office that sought the death penalty for both men in 1976. Journalist Bruce Horovitz describes in detail the events of the murder of Jeanette Williams and the one-sided trial, conviction, and life sentencing of Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams, drawing on first-person interviews as well as case documents, newspaper clippings, and other media coverage. Horovitz tells how the two men maintained their innocence for years and petitioned the state to reconsider the case. He highlights the creation of Florida's first Conviction Integrity Review Unit, which reinvestigated the evidence and helped overturn the original verdict. He also looks at the issue of compensating exonerees like Myers and Williams for time imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. Incorporating the perspectives of those involved in the initial case and its reexamination four decades later, this tragic story is also one of hope, perseverance, and vindication. Justice Pursued brings awareness to systemic failures in the criminal justice system, the toll these mistakes exact on victims, and the necessity of prosecutorial review in addressing the growing crisis of wrongful convictions in the United States. "-- Provided by publisher.

"An in-depth look at a wrongful conviction and its landmark reversal, this book is the story of Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams, who were released in 2019 after almost 43 years in prison in the first exoneration brought about through a Conviction Integrity Unit in Florida"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Consolidation

Boomerang

Murder

Pretrial

Trial and Error?

Invest in a Vest

Fat Time

Salvation

Confession

Lightning Strikes

Conviction Integrity

A Fox in the Henhouse

Irony

Reconstruction

To Tell the Truth

Shots Heard {ap}round the Block

Eyewitness?

Audit

Free at Last

Beware of the Stare

Clean Hands

Epilogue

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780813072999

0813072999

9780813070629

0813070627