Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-205).
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.
Summary
"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.
