Why the innocent plead guilty and the guilty go free : and other paradoxes of our broken legal system
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Rakoff, Jed S.,
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Edition
First edition.
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193 pages ; 22 cm.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
False imprisonment -- United States.
False testimony -- United States.
Judicial error -- United States.
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Includes index.
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"A senior federal judge's incisive, unsettling exploration of some of the paradoxes that the define the judiciary today: among them, why innocent people plead guilty, why high-level executives aren't prosecuted, why you won't get your day in court, and why the judiciary is curtailing its own constitutionally mandated power"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rakoff, J. S. (2021). Why the innocent plead guilty and the guilty go free: and other paradoxes of our broken legal system (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rakoff, Jed S.. 2021. Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free: And Other Paradoxes of Our Broken Legal System. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rakoff, Jed S.. Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free: And Other Paradoxes of Our Broken Legal System Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rakoff, Jed S.. Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free: And Other Paradoxes of Our Broken Legal System First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.

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