John
This is probably the best of all the innocence books out there — by a former ace prosecutor, this covers the whole waterfront of factors that lead to the recurring and all-too-frequent misconviction and the innocent and failure to find and convict the guilty that results. Every judge and prosecutor in America should be required to study and receive annual refresher training on the factors Godsey identifies, and disinterested prosecutors and judges should be required to assess every case against these wrongful conviction factors to identify red flags leading to errors. Post conviction relief is not enough when the system merrily chugs along convicting the innocent and winning praise and glory for the prosecutors and judges who lock in on their theory of the case and blind themselves to the reality before them.
This is probably the best of all the innocence books out there — by a former ace prosecutor, this covers the whole waterfront of factors that lead to the recurring and all-too-frequent misconviction and the innocent and failure to find and convict the guilty that results. Every judge and prosecutor in America should be required to study and receive annual refresher training on the factors Godsey identifies, and disinterested prosecutors and judges should be required to assess every case against these wrongful conviction factors to identify red flags leading to errors. Post conviction relief is not enough when the system merrily chugs along convicting the innocent and winning praise and glory for the prosecutors and judges who lock in on their theory of the case and blind themselves to the reality before them.