In this riveting first novel, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Herb Brown dramatizes in a remarkable trial the volatile issue of how to evaluate testimony given by a young child. Presumption of Guilt centers arounnd a bright, well-adjusted seven-year-old boy who harbors a terrible secret that prevents him from contradicting the suspicions of the adults who govern his life. As the boy fights to keep his secret in the face of cross-examination, the courtroom confrontation explodes in a devastating, startling climax.
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In this riveting first novel, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Herb Brown dramatizes in a remarkable trial the volatile issue of how to evaluate testimony given by a young child. Presumption of Guilt centers arounnd a bright, well-adjusted seven-year-old boy who harbors a terrible secret that prevents him from contradicting the suspicions of the adults who govern his life. As the boy fights to keep his secret in the face of cross-examination, the courtroom confrontation explodes in a devastating, startling climax.
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Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket is in brodart, light wear. Boards have rubbed edges. Usual library markings. Pages are clean, text has no markings.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; Signed by Brown on the title page. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, unclipped, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 309pp.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with spine sunned. Affectionately Inscribed to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco from the author. Laid in is a handwritten letter from the author addressed to Nicholas Delbanco on "The Supreme Court of Ohio" stationery. First novel.