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- Book Title
- Defending the Damned : inside a Dark Corner of the Criminal Justice System
- Publication Name
- Defending the Damned
- Title
- Defending the Damned
- Subtitle
- Inside a Dark Corner of the Criminal Justice System
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0743270940
- EAN
- 9780743270946
- ISBN
- 9780743270946
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Genre
- Law, Social Science
- Release Date
- 01/09/2008
- Release Year
- 2008
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 13.9 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Topic
- Criminal Law / General, Penology, Legal History, Criminal Procedure, Criminology
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Chicago was the nation's deadliest city in 2001, recording 666 homicides. For lawyers in the Cook County Public Defender's Office Murder Task Force, that meant a steady flow of new clients. Eight out of ten people arrested for murder in Chicago are represented by public defenders. They're assigned the most challenging and seemingly hopeless cases, yet they always fight to win. One of those lawyers is Marijane Placek, a snakeskin boot-wearing, Shakespeare-quoting nonconformist whose courtroom bravado and sharp legal skills have made her a well-known figure around the courthouse. When an ex-convict was arrested on charges of killing a Chicago police officer that deadly year, Placek got the high-profile case, and her defense forms the hub around which the book's narrative revolves. Veteran journalist Kevin Davis reveals the compelling true story of a team of battle-scarred lawyers fighting against all odds. Unflinching, gripping, and full of surprises, Defending the Damned is an unforgettable human story and engaging courtroom drama where life and death hang in the balance. Davis explores the motives that compel these lawyers to come to work in this dark corner of the criminal justice system and exposes their insular and often misunderstood world. This groundbreaking work comes at a time when the country has seen how wrongful convictions have slipped through the system, that innocent people have been sent to death row, and that some police have lied or coerced suspects into confessing to crimes they did not commit. Such flaws drive these public defenders even harder to do their jobs, providing scrutiny to a long ignored and often broken system. Davis's reporting offers an unvarnished account of public defenders as never seen before. A powerful melding of courtroom drama and penetrating truecrime journalism, Defending the Damned is narrative nonfiction at its finest.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Atria Books
ISBN-10
0743270940
ISBN-13
9780743270946
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63859071
Product Key Features
Book Title
Defending the Damned : inside a Dark Corner of the Criminal Justice System
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Criminal Law / General, Penology, Legal History, Criminal Procedure, Criminology
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Law, Social Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
13.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"With a true journalist's reverence for truth and accuracy, Kevin Davis presents a raw and real version of the way our legal system works from a side that rarely comes into the light, but one our democracy cannot survive without." -- Jonathon King, Edgar Award-winning crime novelist and author of Eye of Vengeance, "Kevin Davis gets so far inside the story that you would swear he was sitting right there at the defense table. With a journalist's keen eye for telling detail and dialogue, he has written a completely gripping and revealing assessment of what is not only going on in our courtrooms but in our society as well. Defending the Damned is a great and important book."-- Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author of Echo Park, "With a true journalist's reverence for truth and accuracy, Kevin Davis presents a raw and real version of the way our legal system works from a side that rarely comes into the light, but one our democracy cannot survive without."-- Jonathon King, Edgar Award-winning crime novelist and author ofEye of Vengeance, "Kevin Davis brings the reader into Chicago's courtrooms and into the lives of the lawyers who handle the criminal justice system's toughest cases. Defending the Damned reads like a fast-paced novel but delivers with realism and compassion a compelling, insider's look into capital murder trials."-- Alafair Burke, author of Close Case, "With a true journalist's reverence for truth and accuracy, Kevin Davis presents a raw and real version of the way our legal system works from a side that rarely comes into the light, but one our democracy cannot survive without."-- Jonathon King, Edgar Award-winning crime novelist and author of Eye of Vengeance, "Kevin Davis gets so far inside the story that you would swear he was sitting right there at the defense table. With a journalist's keen eye for telling detail and dialogue, he has written a completely gripping and revealing assessment of what is not only going on in our courtrooms but in our society as well. Defending the Damned is a great and important book." -- Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author of Echo Park, "Stunningly real and poetically unromantic, Defending the Damned delivers us into a world of accused monsters and the complex souls who have sworn to stand by them. Davis's subjects trust him -- an astonishing result in a part of Chicago where trust disappears first -- and he hears everything they say." -- Robert Kurson, author of Shadow Divers, "In his remarkable narrative, Kevin Davis uncovers the true heroes of the court system. This is one of those rare books that will change your mind about lawyers."-- Gerry Spence, bestselling author of How to Argue and Win Every Time, "Kevin Davis brings the reader into Chicago's courtrooms and into the lives of the lawyers who handle the criminal justice system's toughest cases.Defending the Damnedreads like a fast-paced novel but delivers with realism and compassion a compelling, insider's look into capital murder trials."-- Alafair Burke, author ofClose Case, "Stunningly real and poetically unromantic, Defending the Damned delivers us into a world of accused monsters and the complex souls who have sworn to stand by them. Davis's subjects trust him -- an astonishing result in a part of Chicago where trust disappears first -- and he hears everything they say."-- Robert Kurson, author of Shadow Divers, "Stunningly real and poetically unromantic,Defending the Damneddelivers us into a world of accused monsters and the complex souls who have sworn to stand by them. Davis's subjects trust him -- an astonishing result in a part of Chicago where trust disappears first -- and he hears everything they say."-- Robert Kurson, author ofShadow Divers, "In his remarkable narrative, Kevin Davis uncovers the true heroes of the court system. This is one of those rare books that will change your mind about lawyers."-- Gerry Spence, bestselling author ofHow to Argue and Win Every Time, "In his remarkable narrative, Kevin Davis uncovers the true heroes of the court system. This is one of those rare books that will change your mind about lawyers." -- Gerry Spence, bestselling author of How to Argue and Win Every Time, "Kevin Davis gets so far inside the story that you would swear he was sitting right there at the defense table. With a journalist's keen eye for telling detail and dialogue, he has written a completely gripping and revealing assessment of what is not only going on in our courtrooms but in our society as well.Defending the Damnedis a great and important book."-- Michael Connelly,New York Timesbestselling author ofEcho Park
Table of Content
Contents Author's Note 1 Killer Defense 2 The Crime 3 Anarchist Under Contract 4 Welcome to Our World 5 How Can They Defend These People? 6 Scene of the Crime 7 Confession or Coercion? 8 Everyone's Entitled to One 9 Death Takes a Brief Holiday 10 Meet Mr. Nixon 11 Steal the Flag 12 Preparing for Battle 13 The Trial Opens 14 A Shot in the Dark 15 Downs and Ups 16 Always Afraid 17 Arguing for Life 18 A Religious Matter 19 Judgment Day 20 Life's Sentences 21 The Twist 22 Walking Away Acknowledgments A Note on Sources Index
Target Audience
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Dewey Decimal
45.773/101
Dewey Edition
223
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