Framed - Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

A fundamental principle of the American 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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John Grisham, Grisham John, Jim McCloskey
• Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781399738590
• ISBN: 978-1-399-73859-0
• Seiten: 320
• Abmessung: 158 mm x 238 mm x 34 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Spannung; Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Allgemeines, Lexika; True Crime, True stories, TRUE CRIME / General, TRUE CRIME / Murder / General, True stories: general, Prisons, Ethical Issues: Capital Punishment, True crime: serial killers and murderers, Criminal law: procedure and offences, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Capital Punishment