Autobiography of a Birmingham criminal defense lawyer. Essentially war stories, but well told and gripping.


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    • Could not put this down- a great read. Kelsey rated it really liked it May 06, Dale rated it really liked it Jan 16, Shandra Jackson marked it as to-read Oct 24, Wendy D marked it as to-read Apr 05, Mary Johnston marked it as to-read Apr 15, Carey marked it as to-read Apr 20, Alyssa marked it as to-read Jul 31, Davina Bell marked it as to-read Oct 11, He tried a murder case last month in Birmingham, winning an acquittal of his client after jurors deliberated only about 20 minutes.

    The three are among almost people who have been freed from death sentences nationwide after initially being convicted and condemned to die. Padgett, 51, now runs a small store in the north Alabama city of Guntersville. Of his one-time attorney he said simply: Padgett spent more than three years on death row after being convicted of capital murder in the slaying of wife Cathy Padgett, found dead in their north Alabama home in with dozens of stab wounds.

    In this file photo, Alabama defense attorney Richard Jaffe speaks with a client charged with murder in Birmingham, Ala. Jaffe, after defending more than 60 people charged with capital murder and getting three men off Alabama's death row, has written a book he hopes will get people talking about the death penalty and what he believes are its flaws.

    The longtime Alabama defense lawyer, who once represented Olympic park bomber Eric Rudolph, has written a book detailing many of the cases in his long career and explaining problems he has experienced with the capital justice system. He tried a murder case just last week in Birmingham, winning an acquittal of his client after jurors deliberated only about 20 minutes.

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    Once confined to a square-foot cell near the electric chair, Padgett, 51, now runs a small store in the north Alabama city of Guntersville. The book will be released Feb. Jaffe represented him for more than a year after his capture, withdrawing from the case before the loner pleaded guilty to bombing a Birmingham abortion clinic in and setting off bombs at the Olympics and elsewhere in Atlanta earlier.

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    It's just not there. It also should be understood as memoir of Mr. Jaffe's career, and not really a book that sets out to systematically make the case against the death penalty. In spite of that, most reasonable readers could cite the book as evidence that the death penalty needs to be abandoned. In any case, highly readable, enjoyable, and informative read. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase.

    This book terrified me, really it did! I can only imagine how frightening it would be to be innocent and yet accused of a crime, a crime that if convicted, could result in the death penalty.

    Quest for Justice: Defending the Damned by Richard S. Jaffe

    To suddenly find yourself in a position of fighting for your life against the awesome power of the criminal justice system and its unlimited resources has to be surreal, a living nightmare from which you can't wake up. Thank goodness there are attorneys like Richard Jaffe in the world who are willing to stand up to these powers and fight for you, your rights, your life and for your freedom with passion, courage and conviction. If you think it could never happen to you, you are wrong I read this book straight through.

    The author, Richard Jaffe, is a criminal trial lawyer in Birmingham, Alabama: He has a high calling on his life and he knows it.


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