RT Book
T1 Bringing Ben home: a murder, a conviction, and the fight to redeem American justice
A1 Bradley Hagerty, Barbara
LA English
PP New York
PB Riverhead Books
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1876477326
AB "In 1989, Ben Spencer was convicted of murdering businessman Jeffrey Young-a crime he didn't commit. Spencer to spent more than half his life in prison until independent investigators, the foreman of the jury that convicted him, and a new district attorney convinced a judge that Spencer had nothing to do with the killing. He was released from prison in 2022. Journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty spent years immersed in Spencer's case. She combed police files and court records, interviewed dozens of witnesses, and had extensive conversations with Spencer. In Bringing Ben Home, she weaves together two narratives: how an innocent Black man got caught up in and couldn't escape a legal system that refused to admit its mistakes; and what Texas and other states are doing to address wrongful convictions to make the legal process more equitable for everyone"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN KF9756
SN 978-0-593-42008-9
K1 Spencer, Ben : (Benjamine) : 1965- : Trials, litigation, etc
K1 Judicial error : United States
K1 Compensation for judicial error : United States
K1 False imprisonment : Law and legislation : United States
K1 Prosecutorial misconduct : United States
K1 African Americans : Legal status, laws, etc
K1 Discrimination in criminal justice administration : United States
K1 Trials (Murder) : Texas : Dallas
K1 USA : Texas : Justizirrtum : Fehlurteil : Schwarze : Freiheitsstrafe