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Book Title: Trials Without Truth: Why Our System Of Criminal Trials Has ...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
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Author: William T. Pizzi
Publication Name: Trials Without Truth : Why Our System of Criminal Trials Has Become an Expensive Failure and What We Need to Do to Rebuild It
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: NY University Press
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 257 Pages
