California P.I [[electronic resource] ] : one woman's fight to save prisoners from death row / / by Rachel Sommerville
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Sommerville Rachel
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| Titolo: |
California P.I [[electronic resource] ] : one woman's fight to save prisoners from death row / / by Rachel Sommerville
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| 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.: | 9910658998503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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