American Legal Injustice
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American Legal Injustice

Behind the Scenes with an Expert Witness

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eBook - ePub

American Legal Injustice

Behind the Scenes with an Expert Witness

About this book

Forensic psychiatrist Emanuel Tanay has testified in thousands of court cases as an expert witness, including such notorious cases as those of Jack Ruby, Sam Sheppard, and Theodore 'Ted' Bundy. Tanay walks the reader through his experiences in the courtroom, explaining the role of the forensic psychiatrist in the litigation process and providing a 'behind-the-scenes' view of our criminal justice system, including individual chapters on some of his most interesting and infamous cases. Tanay also provides clear examples of the rampant injustice that he has witnessed and argues that the potential for injustice is built into our legal system in the form of incompetent lawyers, the imbalance of resources between the pricey defense lawyers hired by large corporations in civil trials and the inexperienced lawyers often hired by plaintiffs, and the political concerns of elected judges and prosecutors. American Legal Injustice: Behind the Scenes with an Expert Witness is a must-read for Law & Order, Court TV, and true crime enthusiasts.

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Information

Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9780765707772
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. PART I: Law Under Scrutiny
  6. Chapter 1: The Roots of Injustice
  7. Chapter 2: Science and the Law
  8. Chapter 3: The Litigation Process
  9. Part II: guilty unless proven innocent
  10. Chapter 4: The Cause and Mode of Death
  11. Chapter 6: Ted Bundy
  12. Chapter 7: Innocent and on Death Row
  13. Chapter 8: The Sam Sheppard Saga
  14. Chapter 9: The Legacy of the John Hinckley, Jr., Verdict
  15. Chapter 10: Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald
  16. Chapter 11: Andrea Yates
  17. Epilogue
  18. About the Author