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UNINA9910820029803321 |
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Autore |
Thomas George C (George Conner), <1947-> |
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Titolo |
The Supreme Court on trial [[electronic resource] ] : how the American justice system sacrifices innocent defendants / / George C. Thomas III |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-59773-6 |
9786612597732 |
0-472-02608-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (318 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Judicial review - United States |
Judgments, Criminal - United States |
Criminal justice, Administration of - United States |
Due process of law - United States |
False imprisonment - United States |
Law and fact - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Innocence ignored -- The fundamental value of due process -- In the beginning: God, juries, and God again -- Truth from juries: William the Conqueror, Henry II, and the Catholic church -- Truth from juries: America before the twentieth century -- In God's name: is that the man? -- Truth from procedure: the Supreme Court tries a new tack -- Looking for truth in unexpected places -- The hitch-hiker's guide to protecting innocence. |
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