Smith, Abbe (Abbe Lyn) 1956- editora Freedman, Monroe H., (Monroe Henry) 1928-2015 editor. text bibliography nyu 2013 First edition. monographic eng

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x, 228 pages ; 23 cm How Can You Represent Those People? is the first-ever collection of essays offering a response to the 'Cocktail Party Question' asked of every criminal lawyer. A must-read for anyone interested in race, poverty, crime, punishment, and what makes lawyers tick. Barbara Babcock, "defending the guilty" after thirty years -- Paul Butler, how can you prosecute those people? -- Tucker Carrington, how can you defend those people? -- Angela J. Davis, there but for the grace of God go I -- Alan M. Dershowitz, why I defend the guilty and innocent alike -- Monroe H. Freedman, why it's essential to represent "those people" -- Vida Johnson, defending civil rights -- Joseph Margulies, ruminations on them and us -- William R. Montross, Jr. & Meghan Shapiro, wrecking life : when the state seeks to kill -- Ann Roan, "those people" are us -- David A. Singleton, representing sex offenders -- Abbe Smith, how can you not defend those people? -- Robin Steinberg, fair play -- Michael E. Tigar, defending...still -- Alice Woolley, not only in America : the necessity of representing "those people" in a free and democratic society. Edited by Abbe Smith and Monroe H. Freedman. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Defense (Criminal procedure) United States Defensa (Procedimiento penal) Estados Unidos Administración de justicia penal Estados Unidos KF 9656 H847 2013 345.73/05044 9781137311948 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1137311940 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC 200226 20230411090634.0 eng