{"product_id":"conviction-machine-standing-up-to-federal-prosecutorial-abuse-hardcover","title":"Conviction Machine: Standing Up to Federal Prosecutorial Abuse - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarvey Silverglate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSidney Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProsecutors can \"indict a ham sandwich,\" we hear, and laugh at the absurdity. Yet the joke captures a truth: federal prosecutors wield enormous power over us all. And the federal criminal justice system is so stacked in favor of the government that shocking numbers of innocent people have been sent to prison. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eConviction Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, two leading authorities combine their knowledge and experience to describe the problems within the Department of Justice and in the federal courts--and to offer solutions. Both have already published books exposing flaws and abuses in the system. Harvey A. Silverglate, a prominent criminal defense and civil liberties lawyer, showed that every one of us is vulnerable to criminal prosecution in \u003ci\u003eThree Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent\u003c\/i\u003e. Sidney Powell, a former federal prosecutor in three districts under nine United States attorneys from both political parties and lead counsel in more than 500 federal appeals, witnessed appalling abuses by prosecutors that prompted her to write \u003ci\u003eLicensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Together, Powell and Silverglate shine a light on the defects of the system: overzealous prosecutors, perjury traps, negligent judges, perverse limits on self-defense, vague and overabundant criminal statutes, insufficient requirements for criminal intent, and no accountability for prosecutors. Most important, they provide a much-needed blueprint for reforming the Department of Justice and the criminal justice system, including actions an average citizen can take to help restore justice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSidney Powell is a former federal prosecutor and has also represented individuals, corporations, and governments in federal appeals for more than twenty years. She is a past president of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, and a member of the American Law Institute. Powell contributes articles on government misconduct and prosecutorial misconduct to a variety of outlets, and she appears frequently on multiple television stations as a legal commentator. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Harvey A. Silverglate is counsel to Boston's Zalkind Duncan \u0026amp; Bernstein LLP, specializing in criminal defense, civil liberties, and academic freedom\/student rights law. He is cofounder and member of the board of directors of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education), and he wrote the Freedom Watch column for the fabled Boston Phoenix \"alternative weekly\" newspaper until it ceased publication in 2013. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNational Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journa\u003c\/i\u003el, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Silverglate is co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow University\u003c\/i\u003e with Alan Charles Kors.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771045478688,"sku":"9781594038037","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ade756d462c5a918a1cad889091a82af.webp?v=1780382437","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/conviction-machine-standing-up-to-federal-prosecutorial-abuse-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}