Death row is a nightmare to serial killers and ax murderers. For an innocent man, it’s a life of mental torture that the human spirit is not equipped to survive.
It had been tested extensively in clinical trials in third-world countries;.
Just observe the billboards along any busy Florida highway and you’ll almost wish you could get injured.
Humans are mammals and their red blood cells are similar in that they do not have nuclei. Reptiles and birds have nucleated red blood cells, we do.
What a family,” he said softly.
On the console between us is a 9-millimeter Glock, properly purchased and registered by him.
Frankie’s face never reveals much. His eyes seldom blink, his voice is steady and flat as if he’s measuring every word. Survival in prison required a poker face. Long stretches of solitude were common. “Are you sure?” he asks. It’s obvious he has doubts about Seabrook.
The system reflects society. It’s not always fair, but it’s as fair as the system in New York, or Massachusetts, or California. It’s as fair as biased, emotional humans can make it.
You’re a funny man, Post.
Once again, I am thankful that alcohol is not my temptation.
I had a long night, too much to drink, too much to eat, a rather nasty cigar, and I slept on the porch like a dead man until a really big cat pounced on my chest at three in the morning and scared the hell out of me. How was I to know it was his rocker?
They’re all long shots, but we win more than we lose. I’ve walked eight of my clients out of prison.
Such is the nature of my daily reading. I haven’t had the luxury of finishing a novel in years.
We like to say that skin color doesn’t matter, but that’s not always true. We often use it to open doors.
If Kenny Taft knew something, he took it to his grave.
I can’t imagine who would be covering a hearing in a forgotten case in East Nowhere, Florida.
It has taken me years to convince her that there are thousands of innocent people locked away.
In at least half of the DNA exonerations of innocent men and women, bad forensics have been the cornerstone of the prosecution’s evidence.
You spend more on fancy coffee than I do on meals. Why can’t you help the poor, the sick, the homeless?
There are times, many times, when I despise judges, especially blind ones and old ones.
Jailhouse snitches testify every day in this country. Other civilized countries prohibit them, but not here.