The Wrong Carlos: Anatomy of a Wrongful Execution
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (695 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231167237 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Darcia Helle said Highly Recommended. I did not go into this book naive to the faults of our 'justice' system. Even so, I was astounded by the absolute failure and incompetence of the so-called professionals at every step of this case.The authors do an excellent job of laying out the facts of Wanda Lopez's murder, as well as giving us ba. Superb, haunting - a new benchmark for true crime This is a superb, haunting book. In its meticulous research, deep analysis and readable style, it sets the benchmark for future true crime publications.The authors set out in detail the murder in 1983 of gas store clerk Wanda Lopez, the subsequent police response and investigation, the trial and appe. "The Wrong Carlos tells it right" according to Patrick J. Salem. The authors build a credible case that not only did the State of Texas convict the wrong man for a horrible murder, but they later executed him for it.
(The Champion) . (Austin Sarat, Amherst College)Wrenching death penalty opponents now have a definitive example to cite; death penalty proponents have an agonizing case to consider. Everyone with an interest in criminal justice and every public official with responsibility in this realm should place it high on their reading list. Given the quality of the work and the importance of the subject, this book will become a classic in the field. (Library Journal)An infuriating yet engrossing book on wrongful conviction An important critique of our legal system. It is a
This book and its website (thewrongcarlos) reproduce law-enforcement, crime lab, lawyer, court, social service, media, and witness records, as well as court transcripts, photographs, radio traffic, and audio and videotaped interviews, documenting one of the most comprehensive investigations into a criminal case in U.S. The lead prosecutor told the jury that the other Carlos, Carlos Hernandez, was a "phantom" of DeLuna's imagination. Faulty eyewitness testimony, shoddy legal representation, and prosecutorial misfeasance continue to put innocent people at risk of execution. history. They discovered that no one had cared enough about either the defendant or the victim to make sure the real perpetrator was found. Families of both Carloses mistook photos of each for the other, and Hernandez's violence continued after DeLuna was put to death. The principal investigators conclude with novel suggestions for improving accuracy among the police, prosecutors, forensic scientists, and judges.. In upholding the death penalty on appeal, both the state and federal courts concluded the same thing: Carlos Hernandez did not exist.The evidence the Columbia team uncovered reveals that Hernandez not only existed but was well known to the police and prosecutors. His execution passed unnoticed for years until a team of Columbia Law School faculty and students almost accidentally chose to investigate his case and found that DeLuna almost certainly was innoc
Liebman is Simon F. Rifkind Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and a nationally recognized expert on the death penalty. He is the coauthor of Federal Habeas Corpus Practice and Procedure and A Modern Approach to Evidence: Text, Problems, Transcripts, and Cases.The Columbia DeLuna Project is a multiyear examination of the execution of