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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I. Fair Play? Prosecutorial Behavior Prior to Trial

1 Charging Ahead

2 In the Interest of Full Disclosure: Discovery in Criminal Cases

3 Plea Bargaining Pitfalls

PART II. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? Reasons to Doubt Prosecutorial Conduct during Trial

4 Preparation and Examination of Witnesses

5 Test Tubes on Trial: Prosecutors and Forensic Evidence

6 Closing the Door on Innocence: Improper Summations by Prosecutors

PART III. The Fallacy of Finality: Prosecutors and Post-Conviction Claims of Innocence

7 Prosecutorial Resistance to Post-Conviction Claims of Innocence

8 A Closer Look: Prosecutors and Post-Conviction DNA Testing

9 In Denial: Prosecutors’ Refusal to Accept Proof of an Inmate’s Innocence

Conclusion

Notes

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