Charged with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in 1984, Kirk Bloodsworth was tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in Maryland's gas chamber. From the beginning, he proclaimed his innocence, but when he was granted a new trial because his prosecutors improperly withheld evidence, the second trial also resulted in conviction. Bloodsworth read every book on criminal law in the prison library and persuaded a new lawyer to petition for the then-innovative DNA testing. After nine years in one of the harshest prisons ...
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Charged with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in 1984, Kirk Bloodsworth was tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in Maryland's gas chamber. From the beginning, he proclaimed his innocence, but when he was granted a new trial because his prosecutors improperly withheld evidence, the second trial also resulted in conviction. Bloodsworth read every book on criminal law in the prison library and persuaded a new lawyer to petition for the then-innovative DNA testing. After nine years in one of the harshest prisons in America, Kirk Bloodsworth was vindicated by DNA evidence. He was pardoned by the governor of Maryland and has gone on to become a tireless spokesman against capital punishment.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. 8 disc set. Audio CD in hard clamshell case. Library stamps and markings. "Charged with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in 1984, Kirk Bloodsworth was tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in Maryland's gas chamber. Maintaining his innocence, he read everything on criminal law available in the prison library and persuaded a new lawyer to petition for the then-innovative DNA testing. After nine years in one of the harshest prisons in America, Kirk Bloodsworth became the first death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence. He was pardoned by the governor of Maryland and has gone on to become a tireless spokesman against capital punishment. Bloodsworth's story speaks for 159 others who were wrongly convicted and have since been released, and for the thousands still in prison waiting for DNA testing."
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Very Good. An Uncorrected Proof in glossy wrappers. An account of one man's experience of being wrongly convicted of raping and murdering a young girl.; 290 pages.
Edition:
First printing first edition stated with 1 in number line
Publisher:
Shannon Ravenel Books
Published:
2004
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
14977373278
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. SIGNEDby Junkin and by Bloodsworth (subject of book. ) VG+ DJ has edge/corner rubbing. Now in archival cover. No priority mail. First edition. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 294 p. Contains: Illustrations. Shannon Ravenel Books (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade.
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As New in Very Good jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) This book is Signed on the title page. Stated First Edition. This book is in as new condition and appears to have had little if any use. The dust jacket is in very good condition with bumps and scuffs. There is a sticker on front of the dust jacket that states "Cody's Books Autographed Copy Berkeley, CA."
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by the author on title page and by Kirk Bloodsworth in silver on black fep. Glued binding. Paper over boards. [10], 294 p. Bibliography. From Wikipedia: "Kirk Noble Bloodsworth (born October 31, 1960) is the first American sentenced to death row who was exonerated by DNA. An honorably discharged former Marine and Maryland resident, Bloodsworth was convicted in 1985 of sexual assault, rape, and first-degree premeditated murder for the 1984 rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Rosedale, Maryland. Even though five eyewitnesses had placed him with the victim, he continued to maintain his innocence throughout his trial and subsequent incarceration. Testing proved that the semen did not match Bloodsworth's DNA profile. In 1993, Bloodsworth was released; by that time, he had spent almost nine years in prison, two of them on death row." Tim Junkin is a lawyer and an award-winning writer who lives in Maryland.