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pp. 347, “In 1976 Ohioan Randall Adams, 28, who had gone to Dallas to seek work, was arrested for the murder of a police officer actually slain by 16-year-old David Harris, with whom Adams had spent part of the day. The prosecutor, Douglas Mulder, suppressed or distorted evidence and bribed witnesses; presiding over the trial was “hanging judge” Donald J. Metcalfe. Adams was convicted and sentenced to death. After 12 years in jail–described by Adams and the Hoffers ( Midnight Express ) as a barbarous experience–the prisoner was ultimately exonerated and freed, even though many Dallas judicial officials refused to accept his innocence. Adams’s account of his ordeal is a scathing indictment of Texas justice. Unfortunately, however, this exceedingly depressing book lacks the dramatic pulse of Errol Morris’s film about the case, The Thin Blue Line. “
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| ISBN | 031205811X | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780312058111 | |
| Number of pages | 347 | |
| Original Title | Adams V. Texas | |
| Published Date | 1991 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hb | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A. | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | History | |
| Authors: | Marilyn Mona Hoffer, Randall Dale Adams, William Hoffer | |
| Publisher: | St Martins Pr |
pp. 347, “In 1976 Ohioan Randall Adams, 28, who had gone to Dallas to seek work, was arrested for the murder of a police officer actually slain by 16-year-old David Harris, with whom Adams had spent part of the day. The prosecutor, Douglas Mulder, suppressed or distorted evidence and bribed witnesses; presiding over the trial was “hanging judge” Donald J. Metcalfe. Adams was convicted and sentenced to death. After 12 years in jail–described by Adams and the Hoffers ( Midnight Express ) as a barbarous experience–the prisoner was ultimately exonerated and freed, even though many Dallas judicial officials refused to accept his innocence. Adams’s account of his ordeal is a scathing indictment of Texas justice. Unfortunately, however, this exceedingly depressing book lacks the dramatic pulse of Errol Morris’s film about the case, The Thin Blue Line. “
| Weight | 0.85 kg |
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