{"product_id":"lies-and-consequences-covering-the-trials-of-kerry-max-cook-paperback","title":"Lies and Consequences: Covering the Trials of Kerry Max Cook - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVanessa E. Curry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1991, an assignment covering the appeal of a death row inmate landed on journalist Vanessa Curry's desk. She would spend the next thirty years entrenched in one of the most infamous capital murder cases in Texas history-that of Kerry Max Cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKerry Max Cook was accused and convicted of brutally murdering and mutilating Linda Jo Edwards, a young secretary living in the town of Tyler, Texas. He was sent to death row in 1978 and spent two decades fighting for his freedom before the conviction was first overturned in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from court records, news reports, and personal interviews and observations, this story is equal parts legal drama and murder mystery. It follows Cook's first trial, multiple appeals, his two retrials, the plea deal that would finally release him from prison, and his quest for actual innocence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold from a journalist's perspective, readers get an intimate look at what really happens in and out of the courtroom. The responsibility reporters grapple with to provide a fair, unbiased accounting of events is a recurring theme throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurry also shines a light into the dark corners of the criminal justice system, recounting instances of prosecutorial misconduct and lies told by witnesses and suspects alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final chapters detail the final court decision in the case, and the author's analysis of the ongoing debate about capital punishment in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 418\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874121093426,"sku":"9781953555809","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/jvHvd7d-Ya9781953555809.webp?v=1769601844","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/lies-and-consequences-covering-the-trials-of-kerry-max-cook-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}