Convicting the innocent : errors of criminal justice / By Edwin M. Borchard ; with the collaboration of E. Russell Lutz.
| Author/creator |
Borchard, Edwin, 1884-1951 |
| Other author/creator | Lutz, E. Russell, 1902-1970. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, 1932. |
| Description | xxix, 421 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| General note | First edition, advance issue. |
| General note | Collection of 65 cases of erroneous criminal convictions of innocent people, the causes of error being due in the main to mistaken identification, circumstantial evidence, or perjury, or some combination of these. Includes an analysis of the statutes, of European countries providing indemnity for wrongfully conviced and arrested persons, to be used as a basis for American legislation. cf. Pref. |
| Other title | Errors of criminal justice. |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | KF9756 .B6 1932 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |