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050 00 KF9756|b.M43 2022 
082 00 345.73/0122|223/eng/20220630 
100 1  Medwed, Daniel S.,|eauthor. 
245 10 Barred :|bwhy the innocent can't get out of prison /
       |cDaniel S. Medwed. 
250    First edition 
263    2209 
264  1 New York, NY :|bBasic Books,|c2022. 
300    viii, 321 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-310) and 
       index. 
505 0  Part I: on appeal -- Some bargain : how plea deals evade 
       scrutiny -- Preserved for review : the narrow mandate of 
       appellate courts -- In deference : how trial judges, 
       defense attorneys, and jurors get the benefit of the doubt
       on appeal -- Foul play : the harms of harmless error 
       analysis -- Part II: postconviction matters -- The not-so-
       great writ : habeas corpus and the illusion of robust 
       collateral review -- The ancient writ of coram nobis : an 
       old tool to tackle new evidence -- The silver bullet of 
       science : flaws with state postconviction DNA-testing laws
       -- The Supremes : stop in the name of innocence -- Part 
       III: executive function -- The innocent prisoner's dilemma
       : how parole procedures fail the wrongfully convicted -- 
       Part IV: a path forward -- Not just mercy : the untapped 
       potential of clemency -- Prosecutors with convictions : 
       the case for internal review units -- Commissioned for 
       justice : a new model for handling innocence claims. 
520    "Tens of thousands of innocent people are behind bars for 
       offenses ranging from misdemeanors to capital crimes. But 
       proving their innocence in the court of law is 
       extraordinarily difficult. After conviction, the 
       presumption of innocence vanishes, and a new presumption 
       of guilt forms and ossifies over time. Our criminal 
       justice system values finality over accuracy, even if it 
       comes at the cost of an innocent person's wrongful 
       conviction and even when there's good evidence they 
       haven't committed the crime. In Barred, acclaimed legal 
       scholar and pioneering innocence advocate Daniel Medwed 
       argues that our justice system's stringent procedural 
       rules are to blame for the ongoing punishment of the 
       innocent. Every state gives criminal defendants just one 
       opportunity to appeal their convictions to a higher court.
       Afterward, the wrongfully accused can pursue various post-
       conviction remedies, but all too often they fall short in 
       leading to exoneration. Because of narrow guidelines and 
       deferential attitudes toward lower courts, higher courts 
       tend to uphold convictions, even when there is compelling 
       evidence of a miscarriage of justice. And although the 
       executive branch holds the power to release people who are
       in custody, it exercises this power sparingly and views 
       with intense suspicion those who insist upon their 
       innocence. The result is that a startling number of people
       are incarcerated for crimes they didn't commit; highly-
       publicized death-row exonerations are just the tip of the 
       iceberg. The regime is stacked against the innocent, 
       Medwed concludes, and the appellate and post-conviction 
       process must be entirely overhauled. Through heart-
       wrenching real-life stories, alongside accessible 
       descriptions of complex legal procedures, Barred exposes 
       how our legal system perpetuates gross injustice and 
       issues a powerful call for change."--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
650  0 Judicial error|zUnited States. 
650  0 False imprisonment|xLaw and legislation|zUnited States. 
650  0 Writ of error coram nobis|zUnited States. 
650  0 Presumption of innocence|zUnited States. 
650  0 Plea bargaining|zUnited States. 
650  0 Habeas corpus|zUnited States. 
650  0 Criminal justice, Administration of|zUnited States
       |xCriminal provisions. 
650  7 LAW / General.|2bisacsh 
650  7 False imprisonment|xLaw and legislation.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01909538 
650  7 Habeas corpus.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00950021 
650  7 Judicial error.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00984666 
650  7 Plea bargaining.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01067062 
650  7 Presumption of innocence.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01076079 
650  7 Writ of error coram nobis.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01181633 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
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