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Framed : astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions / John Grisham and Jim McCloskey.

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"In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. Impeccably researched and grippingly told, Framed offers an inside look at the victims of the United States criminal justice system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty there is very little room to prove doubt. Framed shares ten true stories of men who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, wives, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place, and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and the corrupt court system that can make them so hard to reverse. Told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of overcoming adversity when the battle already seems lost, and the deck is stacked against you."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385550444
  • ISBN: 0385550448
  • Physical Description: xv, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-346).
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface -- The Norfolk Four -- Guilty until proven innocent -- Autopsy games -- Last night out -- Unknown male #1 -- Tale of the tapes -- The absence of motive -- Through the looking-glass -- "Oh, what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive" -- The fire does not lie -- Acknowledgments -- A note on sources.
Subject: Judicial error > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Racism in criminal justice administration > United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States.
Genre: True crime stories.
Informational works.

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  • 8 of 91 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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