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At great personal risk he was responsible for clearing the names of. For a more general look at what is wrong with the justice system in texas please do read the blog of texas parole attorney kevin stouwie, who did this blog entry about jack skeen. Its publication sent shock waves through the political machine of the city of tyler which then dev. Justice putnam, presiding, february 26th, 27th, and 28th, by putnam, mr. The book, which exposes corruption in the criminal legal system of smith county, texas, usa, was withdrawn by the publisher and removed from all bookstores shortly after publication due to pressure from the authorities exposed in the book. The nonfiction book smith county justice was written as an exp. Finch is a lot like the smith i saw when we were in high school together at the orange county. For justice smith, all the bright places hit close to home. Justice and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. New parks and green spaces in development for houston and. Smith county justice by david ellsworth, first edition.
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