California P.I [[electronic resource] ] : one woman's fight to save prisoners from death row / / by Rachel Sommerville

• Autore: Sommerville Rachel
• Pubblicazione: Sydney, : UNSW Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.289; 363.289092
• Soggetto topico: Private investigators; Death row inmates - California
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover ; About the Author ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Author's note ; Introduction: 'The Alcatraz of the Rockies' ; 1 The apprentice ; 2 PI training ; 3 Asking the right question ; 4 Cruel and unusual punishment ; 5 Death penalty case ; 6 Marquis's story ; 7 Two trials ; 8 Post-conviction work ; 9 Jurors ; 10 LWOP: Life without the possibility of parole ; Postscript ; Acknowledgements
• Sommario/riassunto: <P>Marquis is accused of involvement in the murder of a man from a rival neighborhood. Darren has been found guilty of murdering a gas station attendant. Charles has been charged with the murder of a homeless teenage girl. All three men are facing the death penalty in California. A passionate account, this book follows an Australian-born private investigator as she attempts to save these men's lives. A journey from genteel, middle-class Adelaide, Australia, to the ghettos and prisons of the United States, this is also an insider's view of the U.S. justice system and the injustices it often com
• Titolo autorizzato: California P.I
• ISBN: 1-74224-584-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453288003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II