Convicting the Innocent: The Story of a Murder, a False Confession, and the Struggle to Free a Wrong Man [Paperback]

Donald S Connery (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1571290214 | ISBN-13: 978-1571290212 | Publication Date: January 26, 1999

What happens in police interrogation? Do innocent people go to death row because it is easier to accuse them than to catch the actual criminal?

Editorial Reviews

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Some...defendants are coddled and given too many rights and safeguards. Lapointe, who needed them if anyone does, got none. -- Tom Condon, Law-trained Columnist, Hartford Courant, whose February 1993 investigative report first exposed the Lapointe injustice.

From the Author

Let us be very clear about what is going on here. This case is about abuse of power and arrogance of power. We will witness a massive effort in denial. Police and prosecutors do not admit mistakes. Nor do they apologize for mistakes. Nor do they suffer the consequences of their mistakes

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Brookline Books/Lumen Editions (January 26, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571290214
• ISBN-13: 978-1571290212
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,653,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars couldnt put it down, April 20, 1998

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This review is from: Convicting the Innocent: The Story of a Murder, a False Confession, and the Struggle to Free a Wrong Man (Paperback)

It is ubelivable that this could happen, even to a disabled person. It shows that we are not innocent till proven guilty, in fact the opposite is true