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Books

Dec. 1, 2013

Fighting for Their Lives

Susannah Sheffer looks inside the lives of capital defense attorneys.

Many capital defense lawyers are drawn to the practice by the thrill of high-stakes litigation. Others are moved by a spiritual or religious need to protect human life. In Fighting for Their Lives, Susannah Sheffer interviews 20 capital defense attorneys to find out not only how they represent death row prisoners, but why they do it - and at what cost.

The book provides an honest look at the macabre experience of defending convicted killers. All of th...

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