Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption / Bryan Stevenson.

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From one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time comes an unforgettable true story about the redeeming potential of mercy. Bryan Stevenson was a gifted young attorney when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending the poor, the wrongly condemn...

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Main Author: Stevenson, Bryan (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : One World, 2015.
Edition:2015 Trade Paperback Edition.
Subjects:
Stevenson, Bryan.
Equal Justice Initiative.
Lawyers > United States > Biography.
Social reformers > United States > Biography.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States.
Legal assistance to the poor > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Lawyers.
Legal assistance to the poor.
Social reformers.
United States.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Local Note:
LM copies are part of the Professional Development Lending Library.
Physical Description:xiv, 349 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
From one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time comes an unforgettable true story about the redeeming potential of mercy. Bryan Stevenson was a gifted young attorney when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending the poor, the wrongly condemned, and those trapped in the furthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man sentenced to die for a notorious murder he didn't commit. The case drew Stevenson into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship - and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.--Back cover.
Note:"Now a major motion picture" -- Cover.
"A One World Trade Paperback" -- Back cover.
Call Number:KF373.S743 A33 2015
Audience:
1130L Lexile
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812984965
081298496X