"If there was anything, short of selling my soul to the devil, I could do to bring them back to their families or stop the suffering or pay back what I did, I would be willing to do it. But I know there ain't no way I can do that. I'm always thinking about these people I killed, every day, every day. That's why it just don't bother me if these people take my life."

- David Leroy Washington

In the final installment of our 3-part series on the right to counsel, learn about the story behind the Strickland standard.

FURTHER READING:

Deathwork: Defending the Condemned by Michael Mello, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18614426-deathwork

Slow Coming Dark: Interviews on Death Row by Doug Magee, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2161298.Slow_coming_dark

Strickland v. Washington, 466 US 668 (1984), https://www.oyez.org/cases/1983/82-1554

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In this bonus episode, listen to Houston criminal defense attorney Mark Thiessen talk about defending citizens accused of alcohol and drug crimes.

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"Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet..."

Judges 6:34

In part 2 of this 3-part series on the right to counsel, Jennifer tells the story of Clarence Earl Gideon, whose conviction for breaking and entering was overturned by the United States Supreme Court in a groundbreaking opinion that would forever change the legal landscape in America. 

FURTHER READING:

Gideon's Trumpet by Anthony Lewis, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27404.Gideon_s_Trumpet

Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963), https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/372/335/#tab-opinion-1944169

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In this bonus episode, hear from retired Lt. Col. Geoffrey Corn give his thoughts on the Scottsboro Boys case.

In the first full episode, hear the story of nine black teenagers who were falsely accused of rape by two young white women in 1931. In this case, the United States Supreme Court held for the first time that a trial conducted in state court violated the 14th Amendment due process clause by failing to adequately provide counsel.

This is the first episode in our 3-part series on the 6th Amendment right to counsel.

FURTHER READING:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2657.To_Kill_a_Mockingbird

The Last of the Scottsboro Boys: An Autobiography by Clarence Norris and Sybil D. Washington, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1757715.The_Last_of_the_Scottsboro_Boys

Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45 (1932), https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/287/45/#tab-opinion-1933739

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Chris Williamson from Chasing Earhart and Vanished appears as a guest co-host to go over the basics of criminal procedure.

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Introducing: In Defense of Liberty

First two episodes arrive New Year's Day!