Anatomy of injustice : a murder case gone wrong
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Southeast - Adult Non-Fiction | 345.73 B7168a | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xv, 298 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Notes
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Includes index.
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This book is an incisive investigation into the many shortcomings of the justice system brought to light in the story of a grievously mishandled murder case in South Carolina that left an innocent man facing execution. At the age of twenty-three, Edward Lee Elmore, a black man, was arrested after the body of a white widow was found, brutally beaten, in the closet of her home. Elmore was an unlikely killer: semiliterate, mentally retarded with a fifth-grade education, gentle and loving with his family. His connection to the victim was minimal, but barely ninety days after the victim's body was found, he was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. The author gives us an exhaustive account of the particulars of racism, prosecutorial misconduct, inept defense lawyers, and injustice in Elmore's case, which, the author makes clear, occur in courts throughout America. He carefully examines each stage of the initial trial, jury selection, the role of the lawyers and judge, the appeal process, and introduces us to the spirited young female lawyer who, for two decades, fought to get Elmore a fair trial. It is a vital contribution to our nation's ongoing, increasingly vehement debate about justice and inequality.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bonner, R. (2012). Anatomy of injustice: a murder case gone wrong . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bonner, Raymond. 2012. Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bonner, Raymond. Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bonner, Raymond. Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
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