Dead man walking: an eyewitness account of the death penalty in the United States
1994; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 31; Issue: 05 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.31-2985
ISSN1943-5975
Autores Tópico(s)Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
Resumos fascinating and sobering book, Dead Man Walking-An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States, 1 was ten years to the month of the execution of my client, Robert Lee Willie.It was also, not coincidentally, ten years to the month in which I first encountered Sister Helen.I had represented Willie in seeking certiorari from the United States Supreme Court in late 1983 to review his conviction and sentence, which was all I had originally agreed to do on his behalf.But when I learned that if I did not continue to represent him, there would likely be no one to represent him in his first state post-conviction and federal habeas corpus proceedings, I felt I could not walk away.After an incredible week in early 1984, in which I went in and out of the state post-conviction courts and the federal district court with the speed of a locomotive, I managed to slow down the execution train for many months, until the Fifth
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