NCJ Number
32273
Date Published
1973
Length
268 pages
Annotation
ACCOUNT OF THE TRIALS, APPEALS, INCARCERATION, AND REHABILITATION OF A YOUNG BLACK MAN CONVICTED OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN WASHINGTON, D.C., EXPOSING INJUSTICES AND INADEQUACIES IN THE COURTS AND PRISONS.
Abstract
THE ACCOUNT WAS WRITTEN BY THE DEFENDANT AND HIS COURT-APPOINTED LAWYER. THE INJUSTICES RECOUNTED INCLUDE INADEQUATE DEFENSE, LEGAL TECHNICALITIES, UNUSUAL COURT RULINGS, FOUR SEPARATE TRIALS, AND INHUMANE PRISON CONDITIONS.