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As a former Ohio Attorney General, the authors analyze six primary contributors to conviction error and connect them to twelve ingrained national misconceptions. The book outlines how witness identification failures, misconduct, perjury, misleading forensic science, false confessions, and inadequate legal defense are amplified by false beliefs, undermining truth and redemption in real cases.","FALSE  \nJUSTICE  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFALSE  \nJUSTICE  \nA FORMER STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONFRONTSOUR BROKEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND  \nEXPOSES 12 MYTHS THAT CONVICT THE INNOCENT  \nRevised and Updated Third Edition  \nJIM PETRO AND NANCY PETRO  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThe Globe Pequot Publishing Group, Inc.  \n64 South Main St.  \nEssex, CT 06426  \n[www.globepequot.com](www.globepequot.com)  \nCopyright © 2026 by Jim Petro and Nancy Petro First edition published in 2010 by Kaplan Publishing Second edition published in 2015 by Taylor & Francis  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Information available  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available  \nISBN 9781493098460 (cloth) | ISBN 9781493094318 (paperback) | ISBN 9781493094912 (epub)  \n The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISOZ39 .48-1992.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nDedicated to our children and their spouses John, Emily, Corbin, and Jessica and our grandchildren Rees, Joshua, Brooks, Conley, and Marlyn  \nAnd to  \nThe National Registry of Exonerations  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \nCover  \nHalf Title  \nTitle  \nCopyright  \nDedication  \nContents  \nANote to the Reader  \nPreface  \nAcknowledgments  \nPART I: Failed Justice  \nCHAPTER 1: The Devil Cheats Justice  \nCHAPTER 2: A Haunting Doubt  \nCHAPTER 3: Relentless Pursuit  \nCHAPTER 4: Proving Innocence  \nCHAPTER 5: Life After Exoneration  \nCHAPTER 6: Proving Guilt  \nCHAPTER 7: Years Later, Where They Are Now  \nCHAPTER 8: Political Genes  \nCHAPTER 9: Advocating for a Victim  \nCHAPTER 10: Rising to Opportunity  \nCHAPTER 11: The Calling Card  \nCHAPTER 12: How Many?  \nCHAPTER 13: A Compelling Witness  \nCHAPTER 14: Flaws and Faulty Forensics  \nCHAPTER 15: Closing Arguments  \nCHAPTER 16: Surviving Injustice  \nCHAPTER 17: Truth and Redemption  \nCHAPTER 18: Dissecting Error  \nPART II: PURSUING TRUTH  \nCHAPTER 19: Prisons and Executions  \nCHAPTER 20: Capital Punishment Disclosures  \nCHAPTER 21: Classic Misconceptions  \nCHAPTER 22: Lies and Other Disgraces  \nCHAPTER 23: Expert Mumbo Jumbo  \nCHAPTER 24: When the Good Guys Aren’t  \nCHAPTER 25: Why We Can’t Believe Our Eyes  \nCHAPTER 26: Observations on Eyewitnesses PART III: DOING JUSTICE  \nCHAPTER 27: When the DNA Is Gone  \nCHAPTER 28: Advocacy After Politics  \nCHAPTER 29: Discerning Guilt and Innocence  \nCHAPTER 30: Seeking Assurance  \nCHAPTER 31: Arguing from the Other Side  \nCHAPTER 32: A Higher Authority  \nCHAPTER 33: Waiting Eighteen Years for Fifteen Minutes  \nCHAPTER 34: Tough Decisions  \nCHAPTER 35: A Partial Victory  \nCHAPTER 36: Brady’s Catch-22  \nCHAPTER 37: Pesky Issues  \nCHAPTER 38: On and On  \nCHAPTER 39: Addressing Unacceptable Error  \nCHAPTER 40: A Defining Moment for DNA  \nCHAPTER 41: The Supreme Court’s Divided Opinion  \nPART IV: DISPELLING TWELVE MYTHS  \nCHAPTER 42: Myth 1—Everyone in Prison Claims Innocence  \nCHAPTER 43: Myth 2—The Conviction of an Innocent Person Is  \nExtremely Rare  \nCHAPTER 44: Myth 3—Only the Guilty Confess  \nCHAPTER 45: Myth 4—Wrongful Convictions Are Accidental and  \nUnintentional  \nCHAPTER 46: Myth 5—Eyewitness Testimony Is the Best Evidence CHAPTER 47: Myth 6—Conviction Errors Get Corrected on Appeal CHAPTER 48: Myth 7—Questioning a Conviction Dishonors the  \nVictim  \nCHAPTER 49: Myth 8—The Pros Will Fix the Justice System  \nCHAPTER 50: Myth 9—Forensic Science Is Trustworthy  \nCHAPTER 51: Myth 10—Juries Are Prepared and Qualified to Decide Cases Fairly  \nCHAPTER 52: Myth 11—Innocent People Never Plead Guilty  \nCHAPTER 53: Myth 12—Our System Delivers Fair and Equal Just","cbCaieEReA2NAyjT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieEReA2NAyjT","pdf",2542429,1,348,"English","en",105,"# Part I: Failed Justice\n## Chapter 1: The Devil Cheats Justice\n## Chapter 2: A Haunting Doubt\n## Chapter 3: Relentless Pursuit\n## Chapter 4: Proving Innocence\n## Chapter 5: Life After Exoneration\n## Chapter 6: Proving Guilt\n## Chapter 7: Years Later, Where They Are Now\n## Chapter 8: Political Genes\n## Chapter 9: Advocating for a Victim\n## Chapter 10: Rising to Opportunity\n## Chapter 11: The Calling Card\n## Chapter 12: How Many?\n## Chapter 13: A Compelling Witness\n## Chapter 14: Flaws and Faulty Forensics\n## Chapter 15: Closing Arguments\n## Chapter 16: Surviving Injustice\n## Chapter 17: Truth and Redemption\n## Chapter 18: Dissecting Error\n# Part II: PURSUING TRUTH\n## Chapter 19: Prisons and Executions\n## Chapter 20: Capital Punishment Disclosures\n## Chapter 21: Classic Misconceptions\n## Chapter 22: Lies and Other Disgraces\n## Chapter 23: Expert Mumbo Jumbo\n## Chapter 24: When the Good Guys Aren’t\n## Chapter 25: Why We Can’t Believe Our Eyes\n## Chapter 26: Observations on Eyewitnesses\n# Part III: DOING JUSTICE\n## Chapter 27: When the DNA Is Gone\n## Chapter 28: Advocacy After Politics\n## Chapter 29: Discerning Guilt and Innocence\n## Chapter 30: Seeking Assurance\n## Chapter 31: Arguing from the Other Side\n## Chapter 32: A Higher Authority\n## Chapter 33: Waiting Eighteen Years for Fifteen Minutes\n## Chapter 34: Tough Decisions\n## Chapter 35: A Partial Victory\n## Chapter 36: Brady’s Catch-22\n## Chapter 37: Pesky Issues\n## Chapter 38: On and On\n## Chapter 39: Addressing Unacceptable Error\n## Chapter 40: A Defining Moment for DNA\n## Chapter 41: The Supreme Court’s Divided Opinion\n# Part IV: DISPELLING TWELVE MYTHS\n## Chapter 42: Myth 1—Everyone in Prison Claims Innocence\n## Chapter 43: Myth 2—The Conviction of an Innocent Person Is Extremely Rare\n## Chapter 44: Myth 3—Only the Guilty Confess\n## Chapter 45: Myth 4—Wrongful Convictions Are Accidental and Unintentional\n## Chapter 46: Myth 5—Eyewitness Testimony Is the Best Evidence\n## Chapter 47: Myth 6—Conviction Errors Get Corrected on Appeal\n## Chapter 48: Myth 7—Questioning a Conviction Dishonors the Victim\n## Chapter 49: Myth 8—The Pros Will Fix the Justice System\n## Chapter 50: Myth 9—Forensic Science Is Trustworthy\n## Chapter 51: Myth 10—Juries Are Prepared and Qualified to Decide Cases Fairly\n## Chapter 52: Myth 11—Innocent People Never Plead Guilty\n## Chapter 53: Myth 12—Our System Delivers Fair and Equal Justice for All\n## Chapter 54: Encouraging Progress","[{\"question\":\"What kinds of cases does FALSE JUSTICE focus on?\",\"answer\":\"FALSE JUSTICE focuses on three multi-count heinous felony cases: the rape and murder of a grandmother and rape of her granddaughter; the rape of a terminally ill patient during treatment; and the daylight abduction and rape of adult twin sisters. 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