Systemics

ISBN: 1466392290

Author: Phillips, Jerrel E.

Condition: New

Product Description In Herrera v Collins the United States Supreme Court held that it is constitutional to execute a prisoner even though the prisoner may be innocent of the crime! In reality, actual guilt or innocence matters less nowadays than whether or not the prisoners trial was procedurally fair. Sadly, it is a sick game that is played to assuage the publics conscience when the last breath is taken from the condemned. Systemics explores this reality that plays out all too often in Floridas court system. Set in a small town, it centers around Mark Abramson, a once convicted high school dropout, who unwittingly finds himself charged with the murder of his former boss. The charge brings him face to face with what passes for justice in todays criminal justice system. On display is todays justice system, as well as both the good and bad facets of small southern towns and the attorneys who practice in them. About the Author ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jerrel "Jerry" Phillips has lived most of his life in Florida. He graduated from Florida State University with a B.A. in German, Cum Laude in 1977. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He later attended the University of Maryland, School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland. There he earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1987. He has represented Florida's death row inmates in post-conviction proceedings in Florida. He is also an advocate of progressive environmental policies that would protect Florida's fragile ecosystem, devoting much of his current efforts to that cause. He and his family currently live in Florida.