WOFFINDEN, Bob: Miscarriages of Justice , London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1987 first edition

Essential reading for anyone intersted in miscarriages of justice.Many innocent people have been imprisoned in British jails, some for excepionally long terms, because the police handling the investigation misconstrued the actions of the suspects, or because faulty and misleading evidence was presented at the trial, or because the defence case was inadequately argued. Part 1 examines cases between 1946 and 1986 - Timothy Evans, Walter Rowlandm the A6 murderm the Angus Sibbet murder, the Luton PO murder, Elizabeth Thompson, the Lega and General Gang and Margaret Livesey. Part 2 - the Irish Cases - the Guildford Four, the Maguire Seven the Birmingham Six. 376pp, index, illus, bibliog, chronology and sourdces. Press relase about the book inserted in the front. Ends of spine thumbed, and pages a little browned. Dustwrapper in protective cover. VG/VG (Book ref. 301)  £30.00

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