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ANATOMY OF A DEATH PENALTY DEFENSE LAWYER: REFLECTIONS ON LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND REFORM IN THREE BIOGRAPHIES

The Autobiography Of An Execution. By David R. Dow. Twelve Books, 2010. 273 pp.

Angel Of Death Row: My Life As A Death Penalty Defense Lawyer. By Andrea Lyon. Kaplan Publishing, 2009. 265 pp.

The Last Lawyer: The Fight To Save Death Row Inmates. By John Temple. University Press Of Mississippi, 2009. 234 pp.

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