{"product_id":"the-silent-courtroom","title":"The Silent Courtroom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExamine one of Canada's most controversial criminal cases in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Silent Courtroom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Donald L. Erickson, a thought-provoking work of true crime and Canadian legal history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book investigates the 1959 murder of twelve-year-old Lynne Harper and the conviction of fourteen-year-old Steven Truscott, a case that sparked decades of questions about evidence, justice, and the Canadian legal system.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErickson, a carpenter who undertook his own investigation, presents evidence and arguments challenging Truscott's conviction and the Supreme Court of Canada's decision to uphold it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough his independent examination, the author raises troubling questions about the investigation, courtroom proceedings, and the possibility of a wrongful conviction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Silent Courtroom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers readers an opportunity to examine a historic Canadian criminal case through the eyes of a determined citizen investigator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn interesting addition to collections of Canadian true crime, legal history, wrongful conviction studies, and books examining the administration of justice in Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, Very Good. Cover has yellowed with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Steven Truscott's conviction was overturned by the Ontario Court of Appeal in 2007, and he was acquitted. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Donald L. Erickson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67624036303145,"sku":"351909B","price":80.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9435\/7545\/files\/the-silent-courtroom-8702224.webp?v=1794550100","url":"https:\/\/thebookstore.ca\/products\/the-silent-courtroom","provider":"The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}