Executed on a technicality : lethal injustice on America's death row
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Published
Boston : Beacon Press, ©2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Description
xxix, 238 pages ; 23 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Casper College Library - Main Collection | KF9227 .C2 D69 2005 | On Shelf |
Laramie Co. Library - Cheyenne - Third Floor | 345.73 DOW | On Shelf |
Laramie County Community College - Main Collection | HV8698 .D69 2005 | On Shelf |
Lincoln Co. Library - Kemmerer - Main collection | 345.7307 DOW | On Shelf |
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Published
Boston : Beacon Press, ©2005.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
UPC
9780807044209, 9780807044193
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-228) and index.
Summary
When David Dow took his first capital case, he supported the death penalty. He changed his position as the men on death row became real people to him, as he came to witness the profound injustices they endured: from coerced confessions to disconcertingly incompetent lawyers; from racist juries and backward judges to a highly arbitrary death penalty system. Dow"s eye-opening book is captivating because he allows the men, and their cases, to speak for themselves. For instance, one inmate"s lawyer literally slept through his trial; another inmate was executed because the jury never heard from two eyewitnesses who swore he was no the murderer; and yet another inmate was allowed to represent himself at trial despite the fact that his mental imbalance, which included attempts to issue a subpoena to Jesus Christ, was evident. It is these concrete accounts of the people Dow has known and represented that prove the death penalty is consistently unjust, and it"s precisely this fundamental--and lethal--injustice, Dow argues, that should compel us to abandon the system altogether.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dow, D. R. (2005). Executed on a technicality: lethal injustice on America's death row . Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dow, David R.. 2005. Executed On a Technicality: Lethal Injustice On America's Death Row. Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dow, David R.. Executed On a Technicality: Lethal Injustice On America's Death Row Beacon Press, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dow, David R.. Executed On a Technicality: Lethal Injustice On America's Death Row Beacon Press, 2005.
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