商品簡介
In The Death Penalty: What's Keeping it Alive an award-winning criminal defense attorney turns a critical eye towards the death penalty in America. Filled with gripping case studies, the book analyses why the death penalty remains active in most states in spite of well-documented flaws in the justice system.
作者簡介
Andrea D. Lyon is an award-winning criminal defense attorney and professor at DePaul University College of Law. She has tried more than 130 homicide cases, more than 30 of which were potential capital cases. Of those 30 clients, 19 were convicted and found eligible for the death penalty. With the help of her team, Andrea prevented all 19 clients from being sentenced to death. Lyons is the author of Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer, as well as other books and articles.
