A Defense for the Dead (Tom Doherty Associates Book)

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In his haunting exploration of the legal system's most difficult cases, Michael Fredrickson examines the defense of those already gone. As a lawyer who has represented clients the public might condemn, Fredrickson offers a rare look at the moral and ethical weight of defending the indefensible. He argues that the right to counsel must extend even to the most reviled defendants, and that the legal system must be judged by its commitment to principles rather than by public sentiment.\nn Fredrickson's writing is both rigorous and compassionate, and his argument is as compelling as it is unsettling. He does not ask the reader to overlook the crimes committed by his clients, but rather to consider whether the law is stronger or weaker when it upholds the rights of the worst among us. A powerful and necessary defense of the legal institution at a time when public sentiment often overrides fundamental rights.

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