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



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Autore: Sommerville Rachel Visualizza persona
Titolo: California P.I [[electronic resource] ] : one woman's fight to save prisoners from death row / / by Rachel Sommerville Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-74224-584-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910453288003321
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