The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted
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Erle Stanley Gardner., & Erle Stanley Gardner|AUTHOR. (2017). The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted . Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Erle Stanley Gardner and Erle Stanley Gardner|AUTHOR. 2017. The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted. Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Erle Stanley Gardner and Erle Stanley Gardner|AUTHOR. The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted Open Road Media, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Erle Stanley Gardner, and Erle Stanley Gardner|AUTHOR. The Court of Last Resort: The True Story of a Team of Crime Experts Who Fought to Save the Wrongfully Convicted Open Road Media, 2017.
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Full title | court of last resort the true story of a team of crime experts who fought to save the wrongfully convicted |
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