Confessions Of A Former Prosecutor

Author : Preston Shipp
Publisher : Chalice Press
ISBN 13 : 0827207557
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Former Prosecutor written by Preston Shipp and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once an Assistant Attorney General in Tennessee, Preston Shipp found his convictions challenged after teaching criminal justice courses to inmates from the Tennessee Prison for Women. He resigned from prosecuting and continued teaching. Soon after leaving, an exceptional individual, Cyntoia Brown, joined his class. Shipp believed she deserved a chance at redemption—only to receive an opinion on a years-old murder and robbery case in which he himself had argued for a life sentence for 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown. Out of guilt and empathy, Shipp embarked on a decade-long journey to free Ms. Brown and while traveling his own path to redemption. Today, he dedicates his efforts to the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, which has led to more than 1,000 people receiving a new chance at life after being sentenced to life imprisonment even though they were under the age of 18. Shipp shares his views on how the American justice system is in desperate need of reform, especially for juveniles.

Author : Preston Shipp
Publisher : Chalice Press
ISBN 13 : 0827207549
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Former Prosecutor written by Preston Shipp and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once an Assistant Attorney General in Tennessee, Preston Shipp found his convictions challenged after teaching criminal justice courses to inmates from the Tennessee Prison for Women. He resigned from prosecuting and continued teaching. Soon after leaving, an exceptional individual, Cyntoia Brown, joined his class. Shipp believed she deserved a chance at redemption—only to receive an opinion on a years-old murder and robbery case in which he himself had argued for a life sentence for 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown. Out of guilt and empathy, Shipp embarked on a decade-long journey to free Ms. Brown and while traveling his own path to redemption. Today, he dedicates his efforts to the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, which has led to more than 1,000 people receiving a new chance at life after being sentenced to life imprisonment even though they were under the age of 18. Shipp shares his views on how the American justice system is in desperate need of reform, especially for juveniles.

Author : Jonathan Paul
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732604841
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Former Michigan Prosecutor written by Jonathan Paul and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas P. Puccio
Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393037289
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Name of the Law written by Thomas P. Puccio and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1995 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former prosecutor and criminal defense lawyer takes readers behind the scenes of famous cases of the past decade, including the "French Connection" heroin theft and the first conviction of a corrupt FBI agent

Author : Allen Lumpkin Henson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Criminal Lawyer written by Allen Lumpkin Henson and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Seymour Wishman
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480406066
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Criminal Lawyer written by Seymour Wishman and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVA successful former defense attorney exposes the raw truth about the courtroom “game” and a career spent defending the guilty/divDIV As an advocate for the accused in Newark, New Jersey, criminal lawyer Seymour Wishman defended a vast array of clients, from burglars and thieves to rapists and murderers. Many of them were poor and undereducated, and nearly all of them were guilty. But it was not Wishman’s duty to pass moral judgment on those he represented. His job was to convince a jury to set his clients free or, at the very least, to impose the most lenient punishment permissible by law. And he was very good at his job. Reveling in the adrenaline rush of “winning,” Wishman gave no thought to the ethical considerations of his daily dealings . . . until he was confronted on the street by a rape victim he had humiliated in the courtroom./divDIV /divDIVA fascinating, no-holds-barred memoir of his years spent as “attorney for the damned,” Wishman’s Confessions of a Criminal Lawyer is a startling and important work—an eye-opening, thought-provoking examination of how the justice system works and how it should work—by an attorney who both defended and prosecuted those accused of the most horrific crimes./div

Author : Mark Godsey
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520305639
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blind Injustice written by Mark Godsey and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unprecedented view from the trenches, prosecutor turned champion for the innocent Mark Godsey takes us inside the frailties of the human mind as they unfold in real-world wrongful convictions. Drawing upon stories from his own career, Godsey shares how innate psychological flaws in judges, police, lawyers, and juries coupled with a “tough on crime” environment can cause investigations to go awry, leading to the convictions of innocent people. In Blind Injustice, Godsey explores distinct psychological human weaknesses inherent in the criminal justice system—confirmation bias, memory malleability, cognitive dissonance, bureaucratic denial, dehumanization, and others—and illustrates each with stories from his time as a hard-nosed prosecutor and then as an attorney for the Ohio Innocence Project. He also lays bare the criminal justice system’s internal political pressures. How does the fact that judges, sheriffs, and prosecutors are elected officials influence how they view cases? How can defense attorneys support clients when many are overworked and underpaid? And how do juries overcome bias leading them to believe that police and expert witnesses know more than they do about what evidence means? This book sheds a harsh light on the unintentional yet routine injustices committed by those charged with upholding justice. Yet in the end, Godsey recommends structural, procedural, and attitudinal changes aimed at restoring justice to the criminal justice system.

Author : Robert R. Meehan
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438488637
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Hayseed DA written by Robert R. Meehan and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1960s, the small county of Rockland, north of New York City, went through a period of rapid expansion. Although beneficial, this explosive growth also led to the unwelcome encroachment of crime like the county had never seen before. Enter Robert Meehan, a young, idealistic defense attorney who hatched an impossible scheme to become the first Democrat elected District Attorney of Rockland County in more than half a century. In this compelling page-turner, Meehan takes us through his journey from naive do-gooder to seasoned prosecutor, investigating and solving heinous crimes and surviving an attempt on his life that upended his family's world. This manuscript, completed in 1978, was discovered by Meehan's daughter years after his passing. She has edited the text, researched cases cited by her father, and interviewed some of the key players whose names appear within these pages.

Author : José Enrico Valenzuela-Alvarado
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733727112
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Courtroom Confessions written by José Enrico Valenzuela-Alvarado and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jorge Aponte Hernández, ex-director of Puerto Rico's Office of Management and Budget, decided to counter-sue the former members of the Special Independent Prosecutor's Office (SIP) that brought a misappropriation of public funds case against him. This is the story of the lawyer who defended the SIP and won the case."I decided to swim against the current, risk my future in the public service, create enemies and change my family life altogether. But, on the other hand, I also decided that justice comes first; external influences are no match for intelligence and observation; and that when you have the truth on your side, winning is the only option."José Enrico Valenzuela-Alvarado

Author : Charlie Spillers
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496805216
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confessions of an Undercover Agent written by Charlie Spillers and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This true story of an ex-Marine who fought crime as an undercover cop, a narcotics agent, and finally a federal prosecutor spans a decade of crime fighting and narrow escapes. Charlie Spillers dealt with a remarkable variety of career criminals, including heroin traffickers, safecrackers, burglars, auto thieves, and members of Mafia and Mexican drug smuggling operations. In this riveting tale, the author recounts fascinating experiences and the creative methods he used to succeed and survive in a difficult and sometimes extremely dangerous underworld life. As a young officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department, ex-Marine Charlie Spillers first went undercover to infiltrate criminal groups to gather intelligence. Working alone and often unarmed, he constantly attempted to walk the thin line between triumph and disaster. When on the hunt, his closest associates were safecrackers, prostitutes, and burglars. His abilities propelled him into years of undercover work inside drug trafficking rings. But the longer he worked, the greater the risks. His final and perhaps most significant action in Baton Rouge was leading a battle against corruption in the police department itself. After Baton Rouge, he joined the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and for the next five years continued working undercover, from the Gulf Coast to Memphis; and from New Orleans to Houston, Texas. He capped off a unique career by becoming a federal prosecutor and the justice attaché for Iraq. In this book, he shares his most intriguing exploits and exciting undercover stings, putting readers in the middle of the action.