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Ghost of the innocent man : a true story of trial and redemption, Benjamin Rachlin

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"When the final gavel clapped in a rural southern courtroom in the summer of 1988, Willie J. Grimes, a gentle spirit with no record of violence, was shocked and devastated to be convicted of first-degree rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. Here is the story of this everyman and his extraordinary quarter-century-long journey to freedom, told in breathtaking and sympathetic detail, from the botched evidence and suspect testimony that led to his incarceration to the tireless efforts to prove his innocence and the identity of the true perpetrator. These were spearheaded by his relentless champion, Christine Mumma, a cofounder of North Carolina's Innocence Inquiry Commission. That commission-unprecedented at its inception in 2006-remains a model organization unlike any other in the country, and one now responsible for a growing number of exonerations."--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 387 pages
Contents
  • Prologue: 1987
  • Firm and unequivocal
  • Chris
  • Only a few additional weeks
  • Lake
  • K and O
  • Rosen
  • Some ideas of persecution
  • Newman, Coleman, and Weitzel
  • The benefit of every reasonable inference
  • A problem for everyone
  • One of those cases
  • Nobody could be against this
  • In favorable times and difficult times
  • Their different individual viewpoints
  • We must use our judgment --The elephant in the room
  • Does not admit to crime
  • An extraordinary procedure
  • A situation not of his making
  • We recommend the closing of this file
  • Some concerns about his medical condition
  • Any cases where evidence had gone missing
  • In three dimensions
  • I can tell that this lady have went over my case
  • Everybody knows he didn't do it
  • The first real test
  • They will try to get me to sign papers
  • The last avenue I can think of to pursue
  • He spoke about going through changes
  • Send him a questionnaire
  • If they had anything, it can't match nothing from me
  • What she said happened, happened
  • A lawyer I've never met
  • A type of panel I've never seen
  • A long time coming
  • Cases of innocence still open
Isbn
9780316311496
Instance
Label
Ghost of the innocent man : a true story of trial and redemption
Title
Ghost of the innocent man
Title remainder
a true story of trial and redemption
Statement of responsibility
Benjamin Rachlin
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"When the final gavel clapped in a rural southern courtroom in the summer of 1988, Willie J. Grimes, a gentle spirit with no record of violence, was shocked and devastated to be convicted of first-degree rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. Here is the story of this everyman and his extraordinary quarter-century-long journey to freedom, told in breathtaking and sympathetic detail, from the botched evidence and suspect testimony that led to his incarceration to the tireless efforts to prove his innocence and the identity of the true perpetrator. These were spearheaded by his relentless champion, Christine Mumma, a cofounder of North Carolina's Innocence Inquiry Commission. That commission-unprecedented at its inception in 2006-remains a model organization unlike any other in the country, and one now responsible for a growing number of exonerations."--
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Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
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Rachlin, Benjamin
Dewey number
  • 364.9756
  • 345.75602532
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HV9468.G75
LC item number
R33 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Grimes, Willie J.
  • Prisoners
  • Criminal justice, Administration of
  • False imprisonment
  • Judicial error
  • Trials (Rape)
  • Rape
  • Criminal investigation
  • LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society
  • TRUE CRIME
Label
Ghost of the innocent man : a true story of trial and redemption, Benjamin Rachlin
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-376) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: 1987 -- Firm and unequivocal -- Chris -- Only a few additional weeks -- Lake -- K and O -- Rosen -- Some ideas of persecution -- Newman, Coleman, and Weitzel -- The benefit of every reasonable inference -- A problem for everyone -- One of those cases -- Nobody could be against this -- In favorable times and difficult times -- Their different individual viewpoints -- We must use our judgment --The elephant in the room -- Does not admit to crime -- An extraordinary procedure -- A situation not of his making -- We recommend the closing of this file -- Some concerns about his medical condition -- Any cases where evidence had gone missing -- In three dimensions -- I can tell that this lady have went over my case -- Everybody knows he didn't do it -- The first real test -- They will try to get me to sign papers -- The last avenue I can think of to pursue -- He spoke about going through changes -- Send him a questionnaire -- If they had anything, it can't match nothing from me -- What she said happened, happened -- A lawyer I've never met -- A type of panel I've never seen -- A long time coming -- Cases of innocence still open
Control code
ocn965766489
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 387 pages
Isbn
9780316311496
Lccn
2017932048
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)965766489
Label
Ghost of the innocent man : a true story of trial and redemption, Benjamin Rachlin
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-376) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: 1987 -- Firm and unequivocal -- Chris -- Only a few additional weeks -- Lake -- K and O -- Rosen -- Some ideas of persecution -- Newman, Coleman, and Weitzel -- The benefit of every reasonable inference -- A problem for everyone -- One of those cases -- Nobody could be against this -- In favorable times and difficult times -- Their different individual viewpoints -- We must use our judgment --The elephant in the room -- Does not admit to crime -- An extraordinary procedure -- A situation not of his making -- We recommend the closing of this file -- Some concerns about his medical condition -- Any cases where evidence had gone missing -- In three dimensions -- I can tell that this lady have went over my case -- Everybody knows he didn't do it -- The first real test -- They will try to get me to sign papers -- The last avenue I can think of to pursue -- He spoke about going through changes -- Send him a questionnaire -- If they had anything, it can't match nothing from me -- What she said happened, happened -- A lawyer I've never met -- A type of panel I've never seen -- A long time coming -- Cases of innocence still open
Control code
ocn965766489
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 387 pages
Isbn
9780316311496
Lccn
2017932048
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)965766489

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