Convicted

Author : Jameel Zookie McGee,Andrew Collins,Mark Tabb
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780735290730

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Convicted by Jameel Zookie McGee,Andrew Collins,Mark Tabb Pdf

WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER BOOK AWARD • “A must-read for anyone who longs for the day when the dividing lines of race, class, and bigotry are finally overcome by the greater forces of love, forgiveness, and brotherhood.”—Rev. Samuel Rodriguez Racial tensions had long simmered in Benton Harbor, a small city on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, before the day a white narcotics officer—more focused on arrests than justice—set his sights on an innocent black man. But when officer Andrew Collins framed Jameel McGee for possession of crack cocaine, the surprising result was not a race riot but a transformative journey for both men. Falsely convicted, McGee spent three years in federal prison. Collins also went to prison a few years later for falsifying police reports. While behind bars, the faith of both men deepened. But the story took its most unexpected turn once they were released—when their lives collided again in a moment brimming with mistrust and anger. The two were on a collision course—not to violence—but forgiveness. As current as today’s headlines, this explosive true story reveals how these radically conflicted men chose to let go of fear and a thirst for revenge to pursue reconciliation for themselves, their community, and our racially divided nation.

Author : Denise Mina
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316528481

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Conviction by Denise Mina Pdf

A true crime podcast sets a trophy wife's present life on a collision course with her secret past in this "blazingly intense" Reese Witherspoon book club pick and New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year (A. J. Finn). The day Anna McDonald's quiet, respectable life exploded started off like all the days before: Packing up the kids for school, making breakfast, listening to yet another true crime podcast. Then her husband comes downstairs with an announcement, and Anna is suddenly, shockingly alone. Reeling, desperate for distraction, Anna returns to the podcast. Other people's problems are much better than one's own -- a sunken yacht, a murdered family, a hint of international conspiracy. But this case actually is Anna's problem. She knows one of the victims from an earlier life, a life she's taken great pains to leave behind. And she is convinced that she knows what really happened. Then an unexpected visitor arrives on her front stoop, a meddling neighbor intervenes, and life as Anna knows it is well and truly over. The devils of her past are awakened -- and they're in hot pursuit. Convinced she has no other options, Anna goes on the run, and in pursuit of the truth, with a washed-up musician at her side and the podcast as her guide. Conviction is "daredevil storytelling at its finest" (NPR's Fresh Air), a breathtaking thriller from one of the most "superbly talented" writers of our time (Hank Phillippi Ryan, bestselling author of Trust Me).

Author : Kelly Loy Gilbert
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781484719435

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Conviction by Kelly Loy Gilbert Pdf

Winner of the Children's Choice Book Awards' Teen Choice Debut Author Award Ten years ago, Braden was given a sign, a promise that his family wouldn't fall apart the way he feared. But Braden got it wrong: his older brother, Trey, has been estranged from the family for almost as long, and his father, the only parent Braden has ever known, has been accused of murder. The arrest of Braden's father, a well-known Christian radio host has sparked national media attention. His fate lies in his son's hands; Braden is the key witness in his father's upcoming trial. Braden has always measured himself through baseball. He is the star pitcher in his small town of Ornette, and his ninety-four mile per hour pitch already has minor league scouts buzzing in his junior year. Now the rules of the sport that has always been Braden's saving grace are blurred in ways he never realized, and the prospect of playing against Alex Reyes, the nephew of the police officer his father is accused of killing, is haunting his every pitch. Braden faces an impossible choice, one that will define him for the rest of his life, in this brutally honest debut novel about family, faith, and the ultimate test of conviction.

Author : Helena Katz
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781459700321

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Justice Miscarried by Helena Katz Pdf

Former bank manager Ronald Dalton never got to watch his three young children grow up. In 1989 he was convicted for a crime that never happened. His wife, Brenda, was later ruled to have choked to death on breakfast cereal not strangled as a pathologist had initially claimed. Dalton’s daughter, Alison, was in kindergarten when he was charged with second-degree murder in 1988. He attended her high school graduation on June 26, 2000, two days after his conviction was finally overturned. Behind the proud facade of Canada’s criminal justice system lie the shattered lives of the people unjustly caught within its web. Justice Miscarried tells the heartwrenching stories of twelve innocent Canadians, including David Milgaard, Donald Marshall, Guy Paul Morin, Clayton Johnson, William Mullins-Johnson, and Thomas Sophonow, who were wrongly convicted and the errors in the nations justice system that changed their lives forever.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Criminal statistics
ISBN : UCBK:C078151656

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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patrick A. Langan,Robyn L. Cohen
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996-07
Category : Criminal statistics
ISBN : 9780788131387

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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 1992 by Patrick A. Langan,Robyn L. Cohen Pdf

Provides information & statistics on felony sentencing, felons convicted, felons sentenced to probation, felony case processing, regional variation in adjudication & sentencing & trends in drug trafficking in the state courts system. Topics include: estimated number of felony convictions, types of felony sentences imposed, mean & median sentence lengths for felony sentences imposed, & sex, race & age of persons convicted of felonies, by offense. 50 charts, tables & figures in a clear & easy-to-understand format.

Author : C. Ronald Huff,Arye Rattner,Edward Sagarin
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452236285

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Convicted but Innocent by C. Ronald Huff,Arye Rattner,Edward Sagarin Pdf

Addressing the specific issues surrounding wrongful convictions and their implications for society, Convicted but Innocent includes: survey data concerning the possible magnitude of the problem and its causes; fascinating actual case samples; detailed analyses of the major factors associated with wrongful conviction; discussion of public policy implications; and recommendations for reducing the occurrence of such convictions. The authors maintain that while no system of justice can be perfect, a focus on preventable errors can substantially reduce the number of current conviction injustices.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Immigration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Alien criminals
ISBN : LOC:00108303700

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Deportation of Aliens Convicted of Violation of Narcotic Law by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Immigration Pdf

Author : United States. U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Immigration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012924879

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Deportation of Aliens Convicted of Violation of Narcotic Law by United States. U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Immigration Pdf

Author : L. Jane McMillan
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780774837514

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Truth and Conviction by L. Jane McMillan Pdf

The name “Donald Marshall Jr.” is synonymous with “wrongful conviction” and the fight for Indigenous rights in Canada. In Truth and Conviction, Jane McMillan – Marshall’s former partner, an acclaimed anthropologist, and an original defendant in the Supreme Court’s Marshall decision – tells the story of how Marshall’s life-long battle against injustice permeated Canadian legal consciousness and revitalized Indigenous law. Marshall died in 2009, but his legacy lives on. Mi’kmaq continue to assert their rights and build justice programs grounded in customary laws and practices, key steps in the path to self-determination and reconciliation.

Author : Barrie Anderson,Dawn Anderson
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-11T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773634661

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Manufacturing Guilt (2nd edition) by Barrie Anderson,Dawn Anderson Pdf

Manufacturing Guilt, 2nd edition, updates the cases presented in the first edition and includes two new chapters: one concerning the case of James Driskell and another regarding Dr. Charles Smith, whose role in forensic pathology evidence led to several wrongful convictions. In this new edition, the authors demonstrate that the same factors at play in the criminalization of the powerless and marginalized are found in cases of wrongful conviction. Contrary to popular belief, wrongful convictions are not due simply to “unintended errors,” but rather are too often the result of the deliberate actions of those working in the criminal justice system. Using Canadian cases of miscarriages of justice, the authors argue that understanding wrongful convictions and how to prevent them is incomplete outside the broader societal context in which they occur, particularly regarding racial and social inequality.

Author : Keesha Middlemass
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814770627

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Convicted and Condemned by Keesha Middlemass Pdf

Winner, W. E. B. DuBois Distinguished Book Award presented by the National Conference of Black Political Scientists Examines the lifelong consequences of a felony conviction through the compelling words of former prisoners Felony convictions restrict social interactions and hinder felons’ efforts to reintegrate into society. The educational and vocational training offered in many prisons are typically not recognized by accredited educational institutions as acceptable course work or by employers as valid work experience, making it difficult for recently-released prisoners to find jobs. Families often will not or cannot allow their formerly incarcerated relatives to live with them. In many states, those with felony convictions cannot receive financial aid for further education, vote in elections, receive welfare benefits, or live in public housing. In short, they are not treated as full citizens, and every year, hundreds of thousands of people released from prison are forced to live on the margins of society. Convicted and Condemned explores the issue of prisoner reentry from the felons’ perspective. It features the voices of formerly incarcerated felons as they attempt to reconnect with family, learn how to acclimate to society, try to secure housing, find a job, and complete a host of other important goals. By examining national housing, education and employment policies implemented at the state and local levels, Keesha Middlemass shows how the law challenges and undermines prisoner reentry and creates second-class citizens. Even if the criminal justice system never convicted another person of a felony, millions of women and men would still have to figure out how to reenter society, essentially on their own. A sobering account of the after-effects of mass incarceration, Convicted and Condemned is a powerful exploration of how individuals, and society as a whole, suffer when a felony conviction exacts a punishment that never ends.

Author : C. Ronald Huff,Arye Rattner,Edward Sagarin
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452221175

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Convicted but Innocent by C. Ronald Huff,Arye Rattner,Edward Sagarin Pdf

Addressing the specific issues surrounding wrongful convictions and their implications for society, Convicted but Innocent includes: survey data concerning the possible magnitude of the problem and its causes; fascinating actual case samples; detailed analyses of the major factors associated with wrongful conviction; discussion of public policy implications; and recommendations for reducing the occurrence of such convictions. The authors maintain that while no system of justice can be perfect, a focus on preventable errors can substantially reduce the number of current conviction injustices.

Author : Michael D. Cicchini, JD
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781442217195

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Tried and Convicted by Michael D. Cicchini, JD Pdf

Tried and Convicted offers a controversial look at how our constitutional rights are often circumvented by the criminal justice system with impunity. Readers interested in personal liberties and rights will be intrigued by the ways in which those rights may be trampled should they enter the criminal justice system on the criminal end.

Author : Bill Swan
Publisher : Lorimer
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781459404380

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Real Justice: Convicted for Being Mi'kmaq by Bill Swan Pdf

When a black teen was murdered in a Sydney, Cape Breton park late one night, his young companion, Donald Marshall Jr., became a prime suspect. Sydney police coached two teens to testify against Donald which helped convict him of a murder he did not commit. He spent 11 years in prison until he finally got a lucky break. Not only was he eventually acquitted of the crime, but a royal commission inquiry into his wrongful conviction found that a non-aboriginal youth would not have been convicted in the first place. Donald became a First Nations activist and later won a landmark court case in favour of native fishing rights. He was often referred to as the "reluctant hero" of the Mi'kmaq community.