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Henry","Smoke but No Fire examines how wrongful convictions can result from crimes that never occurred, focusing on the mechanisms that turn error and deception into courtroom reality. Drawing on research and cases, it outlines how forensic mistakes, false accusations, police conduct, prosecutorial strategy, defense limitations, judicial behavior, and even “minor” misdemeanor problems can collectively distort justice. The book frames wrongful conviction dynamics through legal standards, contributing factors, and the personal consequences for people whose lives are destroyed.","Named in remembrance of  \nthe onetime Antioch Review editor and longtime Bay Area resident,  \nthe Lawrence Grauman, Jr.  \nFund  \nsupports books that  \naddress a wide range of  \nhuman rights, free speech,  \nand social justice issues.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nSmoke but No Fire  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThe publisher and the University of California Press Foundation gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Lawrence Grauman, Jr. Fund.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nSmoke but No Fire  \nCONVICTING THE INNOCENT OF CRIMES THAT NEVER HAPPENED  \nJessica S. Henry  \nU N IV E R S ITY O F CA L I F O RN IA P R E S S  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nUniversity of California Press Oakland, California  \n© 2020 by Jessica S. Henry  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames: Henry, Jessica S., author.  \nTitle: Smoke but no fire : convicting the innocent of crimes that never happened / Jessica S. Henry.  \nDescription: Oakland, California : University of California Press,[2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index.  \nLCCN 2019053434 (print) | LCCN 2019053435 (ebook) | ISBN 9780520300644 (cloth) | ISBN 9780520971943 (ebook)  \nSubjects: LCSH: Judicial error—United States. | False imprisonment—United States.  \nClassification: LCC KF9756 .H46 2020 (print) | LCC KF9756 (ebook) | DDC 345.73/0122—dc23  \nLC record available at  \n[https://lccn.loc.gov/2019053434](https://lccn.loc.gov/2019053434)  \nLC ebook record available at  \n[https://lccn.loc.gov/2019053435](https://lccn.loc.gov/2019053435)  \nManufactured in the United States of America  \n27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTo those wrongly convicted of crimes that never happened And to Ken, Jack, and Max, with all my love  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \nPreface  \nAcknowledgments  \nIntroduction: Phantom Crimes  \n1 •  Forensic Error: Misclassified Murders and Mislabeled Crimes  \n2 •  False Accusations: When Lies Become Courtroom Truths  \n3 •  Police: Crossing the “Thin Blue Line”  \n4 •  Prosecutors: Winning, at All Costs  \n5 •  Defense Lawyers: Drowning in Cases  \n6 • Judges: Tilting the Scales of Justice  \n7 •  Misdemeanors: Not Minor Matters Conclusion: Clearing the Smoke  \nNotes  \nIndex  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPREFACE  \nFor the past ten years or so, I have taught an undergraduate course on wrongful convictions. I teach about the factors that contribute to wrongful convictions, the legal standards that apply to wrongful convictions, and the stories of innocent people whose lives are destroyed after being convicted of crimes they did not commit. I write about wrongful convictions both in academic journals and in the popular press, and present my findings at academic conferences.  \nYet, despite all that I know about wrongful convictions, I was shocked to learn that nearly one-third of all known exonerations involve people wrongfully convicted of crimes that never happened. 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