The Defender: The Battle to Protect the Rights of the Accused in Philadelphia,Used

The Defender: The Battle to Protect the Rights of the Accused in Philadelphia,Used

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Long before the Supreme Court ruled that impoverished defendants in criminal cases have a right to free counsel, Philadelphias public defenders were working to ensure fair trials for all. In 1934, when penniless defendants were routinely railroaded through the courts without ever seeing a lawyer, Philadelphia attorney Francis Fisher Kane helped create the Voluntary Defender Association, supported by charity and free from political interference, to represent poor people accused of crime.When the Supreme Courts 1963 decision Gideonv. Wainwright mandated free counsel for indigent defendants, the Defender (as it is now known) became more essential than ever, representing at least 70 percent of those caught in the machinery of justice in the city. Its groundbreaking work in juvenile advocacy, homicide representation, deathrow habeas corpus petitions, parole issues, and alternative sentencing has earned a national reputation.In The Defender, Edward Madeira, past president of the Defenders Board of Directors, and former Philadelphia Inquirer journalist Michael Schaffer chart the 80plusyear history of the organization as it grew from two lawyers in 1934 to a staff of nearly 500 in 2015.This is a compelling story about securing justice for those who need it most.

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