Bibliograph

Convicting Avery, the bizarre laws and broken system behind Making a murderer, Michael D. Cicchini

Type

Label

Convicting Avery, the bizarre laws and broken system behind Making a murderer, Michael D. Cicchini

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Convicting Avery

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

953597960

Responsibility statement

Michael D. Cicchini

Sub title

the bizarre laws and broken system behind Making a murderer

Summary

"A criminal defense attorney goes beyond the popular Netflix documentary to detail the legal nightmare that led to the conviction of Steven Avery"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Eyewitness (mis)identification -- Newly discovered evidence -- Seek, and (eventually) ye shall find -- Weird science -- The wrong-person defense -- Interrogations and false confessions -- Truth, doubt, and the burden of proof -- Insufficient evidence -- Postmortem on preliminary hearings -- Bail or jail? -- Introduction to legal ethics -- The effective assistance of counsel -- The Minister of Justice -- The politics of legal reform -- A closing argument

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