As a new attorney, Pamela Braswell was confident her career was about to skyrocket. Instead, she narrowly escaped death at the hands of a serial rapist and killer--his only surviving victim. Twenty years later, the moratorium on executions in California that put his execution on hold ended, but the governor announced he wouldn't enforce the death penalty. Braswell's firsthand true crime narrative gives a victim's perspective of the harrowing investigation, the revelations in the press, the grand jury indictment and capital murder trial. Through it all, her refusal to be a victim transforms her view of the world--and its heroes.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
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Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-8294-5 (9781476682945)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Pamela Braswell worked as a flight attendant, insurance professional, and actor before graduating from law school and obtaining licenses in Georgia and California. She lives in Delano, Tennessee.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Major Crimes
1.?Desert Heat
2.?Quick Thinking
3.?A Narrow Escape
Evidence Collection
4.?An Open Door
5.?Needle Phobia
Police Investigation
6.?A Welcome Light
7.?Photo Lineup
8.?A Solid Lead
9.?An Initial Shock
Subpoenas
10.?A Grand Jury
11.?ADA Kirkwood and a Stranger
Grand Jury
12.?Three Sets of Initials
13.?Leaving the Court
14.?Recalled to Testify
15.?Media Coverage
Arraignment
16.?An Ally
17.?Old Newspapers
18.?Plea of Not Guilty
The Wait for Trial
19.?Bureaucracy and Need
20.?His Identity Revealed
21.?Family Matters
Winning the Fight
22.?Alone and Watching the O.J. Trial
23.?Washing Away the Dirt and Grime
24.?My Competence Questioned Again
The People of the State of California vs. Eric Wayne Bennett
25.?Testifying in the Guilt Phase
26.?Attending the Penalty Phase
27.?Formal Sentencing
Reclaiming My Life
28.?Measured Progress
29.?Hard Hits
30.?Following My Heart
An Open Letter to the Governor of California, Gavin C. Newsom
Index
