Barnes & Noble NO PEACE, NO JUSTICE: PRESS & PROSECUTION CREATE A POISONOUS MYTH An Intelligent Appraisal of the York "Riot" Trials at Hamilton Place in Chattanooga, TN
An account of a trial that polarized a small city – a mentally incompetent snitch who derailed a popular mayor – defense attorneys and prosecutors who together supported a mythical murder with no grounding in evidence – white power rallies that never happened – and a local and national media that joined forces with an out of control prosecution and made a circus of the trial. This book is a close examination of the original testimony and evidence and the press role in the period between the convening of the grand jury and the end of the trials – an examination that no one before has attempted. In an epilogue the author suggests ways to prevent such catastrophes from occurring.
An account of a trial that polarized a small city – a mentally incompetent snitch who derailed a popular mayor – defense attorneys and prosecutors who together supported a mythical murder with no grounding in evidence – white power rallies that never happened – and a local and national media that joined forces with an out of control prosecution and made a circus of the trial. This book is a close examination of the original testimony and evidence and the press role in the period between the convening of the grand jury and the end of the trials – an examination that no one before has attempted. In an epilogue the author suggests ways to prevent such catastrophes from occurring.
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