Jim Petro, Nancy Petro

False Justice (eBook, ePUB)

Twelve Myths that Convict the Innocent

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Former Ohio Attorney General crusades against wrongful conviction and shows how citizens can prevent this terrifyingly common miscarriage of justice. "Wrongful criminal conviction is much more frequent than most Americans believe. The thought of imprisoned innocent people haunted me. I became determined to try to do something about it." -Jim Petro, Former Attorney General of Ohio The flaws in America's execution of justice lead to an unacceptable number of wrongful criminal convictions. Jim Petro was confronted with this issue when the guilt of several convicts serving life sentences was called into question. In False Justice, Jim and Nancy Petro detail and challenge eight myths of justice:

1. "Everyone in prison claims innocence."
2. "The conviction of an innocent person is extremely rare."
3. "Only the guilty confess."
4. "Wrongful convictions are accidental and unintentional."
5. "Eyewitness testimony is the best evidence."
6. "Conviction errors get corrected on appeal."
7. "Questioning a conviction dishonors the victim."
8. "The pros will fix the justice system."
9. "Forensic science is trustworthy."
10. "Juries are prepared and qualified to decide cases fairly."
11. "Innocent people never plead guilty."
12. "Our system delivers fair and equal justice for all."

False Justice corrects these common misunderstandings with an important truth: true justice requires constant vigilance and is the responsibility of every citizen.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781493094912
• Artikelnr.: 76141914

Autorenporträt

Jim Petro is a former elected Attorney General of Ohio. Committed to a strong law-and-order platform, he launched a breakthrough effort that added 210,000 criminal DNA profiles to the CODIS database, solving countless cold cases but also revealing wrongful convictions. He retired from public service in 2013 as Chancellor of Ohio's public colleges and universities to focus on criminal justice reform and advocacy. Nancy Petro pursued a career in marketing, publishing, and business management before focusing in 2008 on writing and advocating for criminal justice reform.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: FAILED JUSTICE
1. The Devil Cheats Justice 2. A Haunting Doubt 3. Relentless Pursuit 4.
Political Genes 5. Advocating for a Victim 6. Rising to Opportunity 7. The
Calling Card 8. Proving Innocence 9. Life After Exoneration 10. Proving
Guilty 11. How Many? 12. A Compelling Witness 13. Flaws and Faulty
Forensics 14. Closing Arguments 15. Surviving Injustice 16. Truth and
Redemption 17. Dissecting Error
PART II: PURSUING TRUTH
18. Prison and Executions 19. Capital Punishment Disclosures 20. Classic
Misconceptions 21. Lies and Other Disgraces 22. Expert Mumbo Jumbo 23. When
the Good Guys Aren't 24. Why We Can't Believe Our Eyes 25. Observations on
Eyewitnesses
PART III: DOING JUSTICE
26. When the DNA is Gone 27. Advocacy After Politics 28. Discerning Guilt
and Innocence 29. Seeking Assurance 30. Arguing from the Other Side 31. A
Higher Authority 32. Waiting Eighteen Years for Fifteen Minutes 33. Tough
Decisions 34. A Partial Victory 35. Brady's Catch-22 36. Pesky Issues 37.
Addressing Unacceptable Error 38. A Defining Moment for DNA 39. The Supreme
Court's Divided Opinion
PART IV: DISPELLING EIGHT MYTHS 40. Myth No. 1 41. Myth No. 2 42. Myth No.
3 43. Myth No. 4 44. Myth No. 5 45. Myth No. 6 46. Myth No. 7 47. Myth No.
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