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who had been tried by all-white juries after prosecutors struck all of the African American prospective jurors. Earl McGahee was ...

might be less personally connected to Ronda Morrison and her family, it was an extremely conservative county that had made even ...

The two Baldwin County deputies who had picked him up a week earlier had not been friendly on the trip from death row to the cou ...

Chestnut’s cross-examination of Myers made it clear that the witness was lying. When Chestnut finished, Walter was sure that the ...

Chapter Four The Old Rugged Cross In February 1989 , Eva Ansley and I opened our new nonprofit law center in Tuscaloosa, dedicat ...

Eva was fearless and smart, and she sorted everything out so that a few dollars could trickle in. We hired a receptionist and tr ...

exclusively use this power to turn life sentences into death sentences, although they’re also authorized to reduce death verdict ...

before realizing that the electrodes had not been connected properly. They made alterations and electrocuted Mr. Dunkins again, ...

him breathing heavily on the phone, and I could imagine how frustrated he must be. I was bracing myself for him to say something ...

was around, he felt alive and believed things would be all right. She had saved his life. When she moved back home to Alabama, H ...

Dothan, even in a poor section of town, posed a different kind of threat than “typical” domestic violence. The prosecutor argued ...

penalty cases received. Chief Justice William Rehnquist urged restrictions on death penalty appeals and the endless efforts of l ...

but this will help us on appeal. I know this is frustrating for you.” He looked at me worriedly before sighing in resignation. H ...

needed a lawyer. She sighed with relief when I gave her my card. As we all left the courthouse, we offered each other solemn goo ...

His new wife’s family had agreed to spend the last few hours with Herbert before the execution. The prison allowed family member ...

He said it with a pride that was surprising and moving to me. “Hello everyone,” I said. Herbert still had his arm around my shou ...

wanted to prevent things from getting out of control but felt powerless to do anything. By this time, Herbert’s wife had started ...

chamber he grabbed my hands and asked if we could pray, and we did. When we were done, his face took on a distant look and then ...

about the officers who had strapped him into the chair. I kept thinking that no one could actually believe this was a good thing ...

Chapter Five Of the Coming of John “It would have been so much easier if he had been out in the woods hunting by himself when th ...