Ghost of the innocent man : a true story of trial and redemption / Benjamin Rachlin.
Ghost of the innocent man : a true story of trial and redemption / Benjamin Rachlin.
By
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Rachlin, Benjamin.
Publication Date
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2017
Publication Information
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New York : Little, Brown and Company,
Edition
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First edition.
Physical Description
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xi, 387 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Prisoners.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
False imprisonment.
Judicial error.
Trials (Rape)
Rape.
Criminal investigation -- Case studies.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-376) and index.
Summary
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When the final gavel clapped in a rural southern courtroom in the summer of 1988, Willie J. Grimes, a gentle spirit with no record of violence, was shocked and devastated to be convicted of first-degree rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. Here is the story of this everyman and his extraordinary quarter-century-long journey to freedom, told in detail, from the botched evidence and suspect testimony that led to his incarceration to the tireless efforts to prove his innocence and the identity of the true perpetrator. These were spearheaded by his relentless champion, Christine Mumma, a cofounder of North Carolina's Innocence Inquiry Commission. That commission-unprecedented at its inception in 2006-remains a model organization unlike any other in the country, and one now responsible for a growing number of exonerations.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780316311496
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Musgrave Harbour (GMH) Wheeler | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 345.766 R11 | Checked In |
New-Wes-Valley (GWE) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 345.766 R11 | Checked In |