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Anatomy Of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong (2012)

by Raymond Bonner(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0307957365 (ISBN13: 9780307957368)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Vintage

review 1: This was a fabulous book. I appreciated the author's ability to share Elmore's story in understandable prose that will be clear to most readers. This is a true story of a black man sentenced to death three times for the murder of a white woman, a crime he didn't commit. It is the story of a white attorney who was given his case and fought with everything she had to get him cleared. I find it frightening that our justice system is so corrupt in some areas of the country.
review 2: I read a lot about the injustices of our "justice" system, so I did not expect to be all that surprised by the details in this book. I was, in fact, shocked. The enormity of corruption and prejudice, from the police to the lawyers (both prosecution and so-called defense) and right to... more the judge, is just appalling. While the initial trial was a farce, what really struck me hard were the hurdles and blockades involved in obtaining a new, fair trial. Once a person has been convicted, the system wants to keep its hold. Despite obvious corruption, suppressed evidence, perjury, and more, our justice system was intent on killing a poor, mentally retarded, innocent black man. This is not justice. This is state-sanctioned murder.The research here is impeccable, and Raymond Bonner lays out the facts in a compelling manner. This book is easy to read, as far as writing style. But the content will - and should - leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the way our legal system works. less

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