Post by happyhaddock on Jul 24, 2007 12:31:42 GMT -5
A Good Conviction (Paperback)
by Lewis M. Weinstein (Author)
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Imagine yourself if Sing Sing prison, convicted of a murder you did not commit. How do you survive? How do you keep hope alive that your life will ever again be anything but terror and pain? Then it gets worse -- you begin to suspect that the Manhattan prosecutor who tried your case knew you were actually innocent.
From the Publisher
Most Americans are comfortable in the belief that if they don't commit a crime, they have no risk of going to jail. Unfortunately, that's not always the way things are.
In addition to writing a compelling novel, Mr. Weinstein has put forth a wakeup call about a problem which plagues the American criminal justice system. While most prosecutors are honest and try to afford all defendants the fair trial to which they are entitled, far too many prosecutors fail to uphold this sacred obligation.
Most often, those prosecutors who cheat to get a conviction do so by suppressing evidence that goes against their case, evidence that would produce `reasonable doubt' in a juror's mind. Sometimes, they even conspire to make up evidence which alleges guilt, for instance by planting a "stoolie" who will then testify about admissions by the defendant which never happened.
Don't believe it? Think it can't happen in America, the land of justice for all?
Consider these damning reports by very credible organizations ...
When you have read A Good Conviction, you will know that wrongful prosecution could happen to anyone. It could happen to you.
Mr. Weinstein would like to hear your views, about his book and about the important issues it portrays. Please consider posting a Customer Review for A Good Conviction and a comment on his "So You'd Like to ... Stay Out of Jail" Discussion Guide which is found near the bottom of the amazon page for A Good Conviction.
by Lewis M. Weinstein (Author)
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Imagine yourself if Sing Sing prison, convicted of a murder you did not commit. How do you survive? How do you keep hope alive that your life will ever again be anything but terror and pain? Then it gets worse -- you begin to suspect that the Manhattan prosecutor who tried your case knew you were actually innocent.
From the Publisher
Most Americans are comfortable in the belief that if they don't commit a crime, they have no risk of going to jail. Unfortunately, that's not always the way things are.
In addition to writing a compelling novel, Mr. Weinstein has put forth a wakeup call about a problem which plagues the American criminal justice system. While most prosecutors are honest and try to afford all defendants the fair trial to which they are entitled, far too many prosecutors fail to uphold this sacred obligation.
Most often, those prosecutors who cheat to get a conviction do so by suppressing evidence that goes against their case, evidence that would produce `reasonable doubt' in a juror's mind. Sometimes, they even conspire to make up evidence which alleges guilt, for instance by planting a "stoolie" who will then testify about admissions by the defendant which never happened.
Don't believe it? Think it can't happen in America, the land of justice for all?
Consider these damning reports by very credible organizations ...
- The Chicago Tribune reported that 381 murder convictions were reversed because of police or prosecutorial misconduct.
- Columbia Law School documented "chronic prosecutorial suppression of evidence of innocence."
- Barry Scheck et al (in Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right ) report numerous cases of prosecutorial misconduct, usually by suppression of evidence that would have proven innocence.
- The book In Spite Of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases , published by Northeastern University Press, cites 400 wrongful convictions.
- The heart-wrenching play The Exonerated presents the true stories, in their own words, of seven persons who were wrongfully convicted
When you have read A Good Conviction, you will know that wrongful prosecution could happen to anyone. It could happen to you.
Mr. Weinstein would like to hear your views, about his book and about the important issues it portrays. Please consider posting a Customer Review for A Good Conviction and a comment on his "So You'd Like to ... Stay Out of Jail" Discussion Guide which is found near the bottom of the amazon page for A Good Conviction.