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An Expos? of the Lawyers and Judges Who Let Dangerous Criminals Go Free
Sentinel
September 2007
On Sale: September 6, 2007
288 pages
ISBN: 159523036X
EAN: 9781595230362
Hardcover
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A scathing exposé of the judges and lawyers who put
criminals’ rights ahead of victims’ rights When Wendy Murphy was a young prosecutor, she learned that
the deck is stacked in favor of criminal defendants.
Between their arrest and (potential) conviction,
murderers, rapists, and drug dealers get more than a fair
shake—they get an unfair advantage, often at the expense
of their victims. In many states, for instance, defendants can subpoena a
victim’s private medical and counseling files, without any
justification. They can threaten victims with brutal cross-
examinations if they dare to testify. They can put on "dog
and pony show" defenses that have nothing to do with the
truth—and even lie under oath with virtually no risk of
being prosecuted for perjury. These kinds of injustices make Murphy fighting mad. She’s
made it her mission to help the victims who get the least
protection from our twisted legal system. And in her first
book, she guides readers through one horror story after
another about judges and lawyers who bend over backward to
let the worst offenders go free. You’ll meet judges who unapologetically declare that they
care more about their liberal ideology than about the pain
and suffering of abuse victims. Judges who let child
molesters walk free because they’re "too frail" to go to
prison. Defense attorneys who take big money from wealthy
child molesters, then twist the Bill of Rights beyond
recognition. And even a few prosecutors who go easy on
criminals for their own selfish reasons. Murphy’s true stories will shock you, but they will also
inspire you to join the fight for a more rational system.
This is an important book that is sure to infuriate
America’s legal establishment.
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