Lone Holdout: A Memoir Paperback

Lone Holdout: A Memoir Height : 0.60 In Length : 5.23 In Width : 7.99 In Weight : 0.67 lbs

Publishers Weekly,In this compelling debut memoir, Cox, a former Boston bookseller, recounts her controversial role as the holdout jury member during what became a high-profile drug trial. In 1988, a young Hispanic man named Carlos Montilla was accused of cocaine trafficking. At his trial, police officer Albert LaFontaine, provided damaging testimony, but his own partner contradicted his statements. With the other jurors arguing for a guilty verdict, Cox--displaying courage and a strong sense of justice--maintained that LaFontaine was lying and argued against conviction. After two days of tense deliberations, Cox refused to change her vote and a mistrial was declared. But when Montilla's second trial (with a different jury) ended in a conviction and prison sentence, Cox continued to fight for the young man's freedom, eventually helping him win the right to a third trial. This account of the flawed American criminal justice system is a sad, moving, and scary account that readers will find both inspiring and important. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Book format	Paperback
Fiction/nonfiction	Non-Fiction
Genre	Biography & Memoirs
Publication date	March, 2010
Pages	266
Subgenre	Memoirs
Edition	Standard
Publisher	CHARLES STREET PR
Original languages	English
Language	English
Assembled product height	1.5 in
Assembled product weight	1 lb
Bisac subject heading	Fiction