Radelet, Michael L., Hugo Adam Bedau, and Constance E. Putnam. In Spite of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases. Northeastern UP, 1992.

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Studies the cases of 400 Americans who have been convicted of capital crimes and either were executed or incarcerated. The authors argue all were innocent of the crimes charged.

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