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Barred, why the innocent can't get out of prison, Daniel S. Medwed

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-310) and index

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Barred

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Daniel S. Medwed

why the innocent can't get out of prison

In Barred, legal scholar Daniel S. Medwed argues that our justice system<U+2019>s stringent procedural rules are largely to blame for the ongoing punishment of the innocent. Those rules guarantee criminal defendants just one opportunity to appeal their convictions directly to a higher court. Afterward, the wrongfully convicted can pursue only a few narrow remedies. Even when there is strong evidence of a miscarriage of justice, rigid guidelines, bias, and deference toward lower courts all too often prevent exoneration

Some bargain : how plea deals evade scrutiny -- Preserved for review : the narrow mandate of appellate courts -- In deference : how trial judges, defense attorneys, and jurors get the benefit of the doubt on appeal -- Foul play : the harms of harmless error analysis -- The not-so-great writ : habeas corpus and the illusion of robust collateral review -- The ancient writ of coram nobis : an old tool to tackle new evidence -- The silver bullet of science : flaws with state postconviction DNA-testing laws -- The Supremes : stop in the name of innocence -- The innocent prisoner's dilemma : how parole procedures fail the wrongfully convicted -- Not just mercy : the untapped potential of clemency -- Prosecutors with convictions : the case for internal review units -- Commissioned for justice : a new model for handling innocence claims

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