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Sep. 3, 2010

Criminal Justice: Protecting Your Rights

Although abuse and mistreatment in our criminal justice system are not the norm, these incidents occur more than people wish to accept, by Goodwin Liu, Pamela S. Karlan and Christopher H. Schroeder.

By Goodwin Liu, Pamela S. Karlan and Christopher H. Schroeder

Chapter Eight

Criminal Justice

Stories of abuse and mistreatment in the criminal justice system have long held the nation's fascination. The most egregious examples include the 1931 Scottsboro trials; the 1961 conviction of Clarence Earl Gideon, who was later retried and acquitted after winning the right to counsel; and more recentl...

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