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BL
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706612
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b528801
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| Main Entry
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Thomas, George C., (George Conner),1947-
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| Title & Author
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The Supreme Court on trial : : how the American justice system sacrifices innocent defendants /\ George C. Thomas III
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| Publication Statement
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Ann Arbor :: University of Michigan Press,, c2008
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| Page. NO
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x, 307 p. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0472116185 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780472116188 (cloth : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Innocence ignored -- The fundamental value of due process -- In the beginning: God, juries, and God again -- Truth from juries: William the Conqueror, Henry II, and the Catholic church -- Truth from juries: America before the twentieth century -- In God's name: is that the man? -- Truth from procedure: the Supreme Court tries a new tack -- Looking for truth in unexpected places -- The hitch-hiker's guide to protecting innocence
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Criminal justice, Administration of-- United States
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Due process of law-- United States
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False imprisonment-- United States
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Judgments, Criminal-- United States
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Judicial review-- United States
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Law and fact-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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345.73/05
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| LC Classification
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KF9756.T48 2008
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